Polls show conservative ahead as Honduras vote nears

[Louisiana1976]

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Opinion polls in Honduras show conservative candidate Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo has a clear lead ahead of Sunday’s controversial presidential election.

Polls give Mr. Lobo of the opposition National Party a 16-point lead over Elvin Santos of the ruling Liberal Party, which ousted its own leader, Manuel Zelaya, as Honduran president in June.

Both Mr. Lobo and Mr. Santos support Mr. Zelaya’s removal from power, a move that brought international isolation to the poor Central American nation.

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http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/conservative_leads_as_honduras_vote_nears_20091128/

[sudopod]

1. Would we vote for Democrats

if they couped the President?

What a shitty situation. :(

[bbinacan]

2. Wow. n/t

[timeforpeace]

3. That's right. His own party ousted him. Sure took a long time for the rest of the story to get told.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

4. I visited Honduras some years ago. There were lots of drunks on the street, asleep...

or in some kind of coma. All poor, homeless. I don't know what they get drunk on. The country is sooooooooooo poor. However, the elite (as always) lives VERY well!

[unkachuck]

5. how can....

....peepee and evilin, perpetrators/benefactors of a coup, organize/participate in a sham election and think they'll ever have it's results considered democratic or legitimate?

....only the worlds' most fascist of fascist states would accept Sundays election results....

[Odin2005]

6. This election is an illegitimate joke by an illegitimate regime of coupsters.