Month: August 2025

Manuel Zelaya Rosales, coordinator of the Libertad y Refundación (LIBRE) party and husband of President Xiomara Castro, has been placed at the center of a political storm that is shaking Honduras as the 2025 general elections approach. Allegations from various sectors suggest that Zelaya is consolidating a network of influence over the electoral system, generating a crisis of institutional confidence with national and international repercussions.Accusations of co-optation in the electoral apparatusOpposition parties, citizen organizations, and analysts have warned of an alleged strategy by the ruling party to control the National Electoral Council (CNE). According to these allegations, individuals close to…

Amid growing political polarization, former presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla has called for the formation of a National Bloc for the Defense of Democracy in response to what he considers a deliberate attempt to annul the electoral process scheduled for November 2025. The accusation, directed at the ruling LIBRE party and in particular its coordinator Manuel Zelaya, adds a new chapter to the institutional tension surrounding the country's political life.Allegations of interference in the electoral bodyNasralla, currently a presidential candidate for the Liberal Party, publicly denounced that the ruling party was using the Public Ministry to interfere with the National Electoral…

Amid a political climate marked by allegations of interference and institutional tensions, various social sectors in Honduras have asked the Organization of American States (OAS) to actively and permanently participate in the supervision of the electoral process scheduled for 2025. The request also calls for support for the autonomy of the National Electoral Council (CNE), whose independence has been the subject of growing concern.Warning signs about the independence of the electoral bodyThe announcement follows a sequence of public advisories from CNE councilors, who reported external intimidation and threats of resignation connected to supposed political meddling. The OAS Electoral Observation Mission…