“One of the most striking aspects of the Honduran political crisis is the lack of voice of the U.S.,” said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth.
Honduras
After days of delays and technical glitches, updated tallies put the president ahead as the country slides into its biggest political crisis since 2009.
Polls indicated incumbent Juan Orlando Hernández’s reelection, but corruption concerns appear to have given a leg up to former sportscaster Salvador Nasralla.
Polls show President Juan Orlando Hernández could win a second term on November 26 in a country where the issue of reelection sparked turmoil eight years ago.
Latin Americans will vote for nine new presidents in two years, along with more than 2,900 legislators.
"Real economic growth and sustainable development will require a more fully integrated region up and down the isthmus," underlined AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.
The White House can best support the Northern Triangle by backing job creation in the formal economy, writes AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth in The National Interest.