HONDURAS appears to have delivered a hammer blow to US regional hegemony after left-wing presidential candidate Xiomara Castro declared victory today.
She promised to lead a government of reconciliation and strengthen direct democracy in the Central American country.
“There will be no more abuse of power in this country,” Ms Castro said, adding: “Today, the people have made justice. We have reversed authoritarianism.”
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ENRIQUE SANTIAGO ROMERO says the Colombian far-right’s election victory is deeply suspect — and the United States has its fingerprints all over it
The US is desperate to stop Honduras’s process of social and democratic change, writes TIM YOUNG



