We'll see, but I think this is wrong in saying that it is unlikely that the Honduran Congress will support the deal. Negotiations with Congress have been part of the current process - in which the US has been deeply involved. I don't think the Zelaya camp would have signed off on the deal if they didn't have a strong belief that the Congress will approve it.
On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > from SLATE: >>An End to Honduras Crisis? > >>The interim government signed a deal with representatives of ousted President >>Manuel Zelaya that might pave his way to return to office. The text of the >>agreement wasn't released, but it seems it will be up to the Honduran >>Congress to decide whether to reinstate Zelaya. That seems unlikely, >>considering lawmakers have largely supported interim President Roberto >>Micheletti. Still, the two would create a power-sharing government, and the >>agreement forces both sides to recognize the results of the Nov. 29 >>elections. The international community also said that it would recognize the >>result of the elections, thanks to the deal. The fact that both sides were >>able to come together after a crisis that has lasted months marks a big >>victory for the Obama administration, which sent a team of senior diplomats >>to Honduras on Wednesday to push for an agreement. Secretary of State Hillary >>Clinton called it a "historic agreement," pointing out that she couldn't >>think of another example in Latin America of a country "that, having suffered >>a rupture of its democratic and constitutional order, overcame such a crisis >>through negotiation and dialogue." [no thanks to her.] > >>The Associated Press >>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091030/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup] | >>Friday, Oct. 30, 2009.< > -- > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own > way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Robert Naiman Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected] _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
