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President seeks reelection
George Rodríguez

Incumbent president intends to continue in office thanks to a Supreme Court ruling that lifted constitutional ban on presidential reelection.

Eight years after it cost the country a bloody civilian-military coup, presidential reelection is no longer a crime against the Constitution, and incumbent Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is premiering the newly-legalized option in next month’s vote.see more

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