José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-11-30). Anti-Neoliberal Candidate Xiomara Castro Dominates Honduras' Presidential Election. orinocotribune.com With a significant advantage over the closest contender, Xiomara Castro has emerged as the likely next president of Honduras. With her victory the left will return to power in the Central American nation, 12 years after the US-backed coup against Manuel Zelaya. | Castro, wife of the deposed President Zelaya, has an advantage of more than 20 percentage points, according to the preliminary results published by Honduras' electoral authority, with over 50% of the votes counted. The socialist candidate registered 53.6% of the votes, or 959,381 votes, while in second place is Nasry Asfura, candidate of the incumbent Na…

_____ (2021-11-29). Xiomara Castro Leading By Wide Margin In Honduras Elections. popularresistance.org Leading over Nasry Asfura, current mayor of the capital city Tegucigulpa and PAN candidate, as well as Yani Rosenthal, candidate for the Liberal Party, Castro is on track to become the first woman president of the Central American nation, and the first leftist leader of the country since her husband Manuel 'Mel' Zelaya was ousted in a U.S.-backed coup in 2009. | With 16.01% of the votes vounted, representing nearly 3 million total votes, the Libre Party victor has secured 53.44% of the vote, whereas Asfura obtained 34.01% and Rosenthal 9.23%, whereas other candidates picked up the remaining 4%. | Still to be anno…

_____ (2021-11-29). Nicaragua: We're Resisting A 'Pandemic Of Neo-Colonialism'. popularresistance.org This is Ben Norton with The Grayzone. I am in Nicaragua's Foreign Ministry, and I just sat down for an interview with Foreign Minister Denis Moncada. | We talked about Nicaragua's historic decision to leave the Organization of American States, and other regional issues here in Latin America. | And we discussed how Nicaragua is part of a movement of countries around the world that are trying to create a new political and economic architecture, resisting US unilateralism and sanctions. | Good morning, Foreign Minister Denis Moncada, thank you for the interview. | On November 19, you announced that Nicaragua is leav…

teleSUR (2021-11-29). Mexico Contains Advance Of Several Central American Caravan. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Mexican authorities detained a caravan of some 300 Central American migrants in the state of Chiapas through a massive operation by the National Guard, which maintains some 27,500 members deployed at the border. | RELATED: | Initially, this migrant group consisted of about 700 people who left Tapachula on Saturday and were trying to reach the United States on foot. During their advance, migrants threw stones at the nationa…

Editor2 (2021-11-29). Xiomara Castro Leading by Wide Margin in Honduras Elections. orinocotribune.com After a historic voter turnout of 62%, and despite attempts by the right-wing National Party (PAN) to claim an early victory, democratic socialist candidate Xiomara Castro de Zelaya is leading by a nearly 20% margin in the country's presidential elections. | Leading ovr Nasry Asfura, current mayor of the capital city Tegucigulpa and PAN candidate, as well as Yani Rosenthal, candidate for the Liberal Party, Castro is on track to become the first woman president of the Central American nation, and the first leftist leader of the country since her husband Manuel 'Mel' Zelaya was ousted in a U.S.-backed coup in 2009.

teleSUR (2021-11-28). UN Calls for Peaceful and Transparent Elections in Honduras. telesurenglish.net The United Nations (UN) called on political actors in Honduras to conduct peaceful and transparent General Elections this Sunday. | RELATED: | In a press release, the UN vowed for Hondurans to be able to exercise their right to vote in an "informed and peaceful manner, in conditions of equality, without any type of discrimination and with full guarantee of human rights." | The UN System in the Central American natio…

_____ (2021-11-28). Nicaragua's Foreign Minister: We're Resisting a 'Pandemic of Neo-Colonialism'. strategic-culture.org The Grayzone's Ben Norton sat down for an interview with Nicaragua's Foreign Minister Denis Moncada to discuss the country's decision to leave the OAS, attempts to build an international alliance against US unilateralism, and what an anti-imperialist foreign policy looks like. | By Ben NORTON | Transcript | BEN NORTON: This is Ben Norton with The Grayzone. I am in Nicaragua's Foreign Ministry, and I just sat down for an interview with Foreign Minister Denis Moncada. | We talked about Nicaragua's historic decision to leave the Organization of American States, and other regional issues here in Latin America. | A…

_____ (2021-11-28). Elections In Honduras: Ending Twelve Years Of Neoliberalism. popularresistance.org On November 28, more than 5 million Hondurans will be asked to elect the President of the Republic, 128 deputies to the National Congress, 20 to the Central American Parliament, 298 mayors and more than 2 thousand municipal councillors. | As the election date approaches, the political atmosphere has become polarized, conflict has intensified and social tension grown. | No one has forgotten the violent repression of 2017 against those who protested against the gross electoral fraud that prolonged the agony of the current government regime. At that time, more than thirty people lost their lives violently and these…

A Guest Author (2021-11-27). 'Unity, diversity, interculturality' ‚àí a Sandinista's view on autonomy. workers.org By Johnny Hodgson The following is part three of a presentation given by Johnny Hodgson, Sandinista National Liberation Front's Political Secretary for the Autonomous Region of the South Caribbean (RACCS) on Oct. 6 in Managua, Nicaragua, to a U.S. delegation comprised of Coleen Littlejohn, Sara Flounders, Monica Moorehead, Joav Elinevsky . . . |

Ben Norton (2021-11-27). Nicaragua's foreign minister: We're resisting a 'pandemic of neo-colonialism'. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone's Ben Norton sat down for an interview with Nicaragua's Foreign Minister Denis Moncada to discuss the country's decision to leave the OAS, attempts to build an international alliance against US unilateralism, and what an anti-imperialist foreign policy looks like. (Puede leer esta entrevista en español aquí.) Transcript BEN NORTON: This is Ben Norton with The Grayzone. I am in Nicaragua's Foreign Ministry, and I just sat down for an interview with Foreign Minister Denis Moncada. We talked about …

A Guest Author (2021-11-27). 'Unity, diversity, interculturality' ‚àí a Sandinista's view on autonomy. workers.org By Johnny Hodgson The following is part three of a presentation given by Johnny Hodgson, Sandinista National Liberation Front's Political Secretary for the Autonomous Region of the South Caribbean (RACCS) on Oct. 6 in Managua, Nicaragua, to a U.S. delegation comprised of Coleen Littlejohn, Sara Flounders, Monica Moorehead, Joav Elinevsky . . . |

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-11-26). Diosdado Cabello Issues Warning to EU and Elected Opposition Mayors. orinocotribune.com When evaluating the report on Venezuela's mega-elections presented by the Election Observation Commission of the European Union, Venezuelan deputy Diosdado Cabello noted that the opinion of Isabel Santos contrasts with that of all the other international organizations that served as observers in Venezuela's latest elections. | Cabello, the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), made the comments during his television program Con El Mazo Dando, where he also warned opposition leaders who were elected as governors and mayors, that they must abide by the law. | "Guess which was the o…

Editor2 (2021-11-25). Elections in Honduras: The Challenge of Ending Twelve Years of Neoliberalism. orinocotribune.com By Giorgio Trucchi — Nov 23, 2021 | Honduras is at the most important crossroads of its recent history | On November 28, more than 5 million Hondurans will be asked to elect the President of the Republic, 128 deputies to the National Congress, 20 to the Central American Parliament, 298 mayors and more than 2 thousand municipal councillors. | As the election date approaches, the political atmosphere has become polarized, conflict has intensified and social tension grown. | No one has forgetten the violent repression of 2017 against those who protested against the gross electoral fraud that prolonged the agony…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-11-24). Elections in Honduras: The Challenge of Ending Twelve Years of Neoliberalism. libya360.wordpress.com Giorgio Trucchi Honduras is at the most important crossroads of its recent history On November 28, more than 5 million Hondurans will be asked to elect the President of the Republic, 128 deputies to the National Congress, 20 to the Central American Parliament, 298 mayors and more than 2 thousand municipal councillors. As the election…

Julie Varughese (2021-11-24). Busting Myths That Aid U.S. Aggression on Nicaragua. towardfreedom.org The Republic of Nicaragua announced on November 19 its intention to pull out of the Organization of American States (OAS), in the latest in a series of events that have transpired in the small country's struggle with the United States and its allies. But the corporate media continues to spread misinformation about the elections. This article by TF Editor Julie Varughese, who traveled to Nicaragua, is an attempt to debunk them.

Ariela Ruiz Caro (2021-11-24). La OEA y una canción urgente para Nicaragua. globalizacion.ca Las elecciones presidenciales y legislativas del 14 de noviembre en Nicaragua han generado rechazo internacional por considerarse que fueron fraudulentas y carecieron de legitimidad y transparencia, en un escenario en el que líderes de oposición, incluidos siete precandidatos presidenciales, continúan…

Eduardo Aliverti (2021-11-24). Argentina — El Frente de Todos, ya cerca de tener que definirse. globalizacion.ca Es probable que no haya una palabra mejor que incertidumbre para definir el escenario dejado por las urnas. Aunque parezca un contrasentido por el tenor de ese término, significa un avance contra el clima previo que regía en el propio…

_____ (2021-11-24). Violence And Intimidation Leave Bloody Imprint On Honduran Elections. popularresistance.org On Sunday, November 28, 5.5 million Hondurans will participate in the general elections to elect the president, 128 deputies to the National Congress, 298 mayors, and 20 deputies to the Central American Parliament. The electoral process has been strongly criticized by members of the opposition and human rights organizations inside and outside Honduras due to the serious violation of the basic rights of the political opposition and the right of the people to a peaceful and legal electoral process.