Hondurans vote to replace controversial leader
A former first lady and a man convicted of corruption vie to succeed an unpopular president. …
Married to the former President Mel Zelaya, who was ousted in a coup in 2009, she has stood on a platform of “democratic socialism”, which includes plans to decriminalise abortion, create an anti-corruption commission, bring down soaring utility bills and dismantle drug-trafficking networks. More worrying for Washington, she also plans to re-establish diplomatic ties with mainland China at the cost of relations with Taiwan.
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