Friday, July 03, 2009

Honduras and early elections

Roberto Micheletti says he is willing to discuss holding early presidential elections as part of a political solution (see Eric Farnsworth at Americas Quarterly for a discussion about that possibility).

This is not as simple as it sounds, because the OAS would play a central role, yet the OAS itself has stipulated unequivocally that Zelaya must be returned to the presidency. So who would be in charge until the new elections were held? If not Zelaya, then the OAS tossed its entire resolution out the window.

Further, Insulza is going to Honduras today, but insists he will not meet with Micheletti or negotiate at all. Yet he must know there has to be some sort of negotiation because no one (not even Chavez, no matter what he says) will use force to re-install Zelaya.

2 comments:

Vladimir,  1:05 PM  

"yet the OAS itself has stipulated unequivocally that Zelaya must be returned to the presidency."

Based on what? Now the OAS is the Court of Apeal to the Hondurean SCJ?

Avenir labs 2:46 AM  

If you know that it is not as simple as it sound then why are you taking part into it.

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