By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA - Honduran lawmakers, in rival alliances, backed two different people as congressional president on Sunday amid disputes between President-elect Xiomara Castro and dissident members of her party, warning of a new political crisis in the poverty-stricken Central American nation. Lawmakers from Castro's leftist Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre) and

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Rival Honduran lawmakers back different congressional heads in dispute with next president

The elected president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro (Libertad y Refundación, Libre), denounced this Sunday, outside the National Congress, that a dictatorship is trying to hijack the Legislative Branch in a bid not to respond to the popular mandate.

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Xiomara Castro Denounces Hijack Of  Legislative Power

On Friday night, the elected president of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, announced the expulsion from the Libertad y Refundación (Libre) party of the 18 deputies who did not comply with the pre-agreement to define the leadership of the Honduran Congress.

Party of President Xiomara Castro Expels "Traitor" Lawmakers

Members of Honduras' Free Party fought amongst themselves on Friday (January 21) after congressman Jorge Calix was elected as Congress president instead of Luis Redondo.

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Fight breaks out on floor of Honduran Congress

President-elect Xiomara Castro's authority takes a hit after around 20 members of her own party break ranks over the leadership of the Honduran congress.

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Honduras: Chaos in congress as politicians brawl over election of new president

On January 21, the provisional president of Congress was elected in Honduras. But, contrary to what was expected, not all the deputies of the presidential party followed the instructions: twenty of them decided to support a dissident member of the party, and the session took on the air of a

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Video. In Honduras, the election of the president of Parliament turns into a fight

In Honduras, a Central American country, there was a fierce melee between members of the ruling party in parliament. Siomara Castro of the Liberal Party in Honduras is set to take over as president next week. In this case, the election was held to elect the Speaker of the House, which was won by George Gallix, who was expected to be succeeded by Luis Redonto. As 20 people voted for the opposition last time [...]

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Beatings within MPs in Honduras parliament

VIOLENT scenes broke out in the National Congress of Honduras after President-elect Xiomara Castro saw a voting rebellion over the new congressional president, forcing MPs to use Covid screens as shields as projectiles were thrown.

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