Honduras’s Election Standoff Escalates as Leaders Trade Coup and Fraud Claims

Key Points President Xiomara Castro is urging a mass, peaceful mobilization after saying “verified intelligence” shows a coup attempt is underway. The flashpoint is a delayed special review of roughly 2,700–2,800 inconsistent tally sheets—about 15% of all records—from the November 30 presidential election. A sensational side claim about former president Juan Orlando Hernández returning has […]