Monday, October 5, 2009

Arias calls Honduran Constitution "worst in the world" and "an invitation to coups"

Arias warns Honduran elections won't be recognized (Call constitution "worst in the world")
AP via Google ^ | September 29, 2009 | JENNIFER KAY 
Posted on Wed Sep 30 2009 00:25:03 GMT+0200 (Central Europe Daylight Time) by don-o
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias on Tuesday commended the interim president of Honduras for saying he will reverse an emergency decree suspending civil liberties in his country.
But he warned that the results of the Nov. 29 presidential election in Honduras would not be internationally recognized if it is held while interim President Robert Micheletti's government is in charge.
Arias said Micheletti's government "has not moved an inch" in negotiations to return ousted President Manuel Zelaya with limited authority.
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Also to blame was the Honduran constitution, he said. He called it "the worst in the entire world" and "an invitation to coups."
It lacks an impeachment process, "so I imagine the only way of calling the president to account was to oust him," he said. "This is something that will have to be resolved, and the best way to do this is, if we can't have a constitutional election, is to have certain reforms so this Honduran constitution ceases to be the worst in the entire world."

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