United States, Brazil at odds over Honduras crisis
China Daily | Updated: 2009-12-01 08:03
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Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, candidate of Honduras' National Party, kisses his wife Rosa after winning the presidential election in Tegucigalpa on Sunday night. Lobo, a wealthy landowner, had over 55 percent support with more than half the votes counted. Ousted president Manuel Zelaya called the vote fraudulent, insisting up to 65 percent of voters stayed home on election day. Reuters |
TEGUCIGALPA: Honduras' disputed presidential election is likely to set Washington against emerging Latin American power Brazil over whether to recognize the winner of a vote promoted by the leaders of a June coup.
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