Opposition Supporters Set Off Firecrackers, Noisemakers in Tegucigalpa

  • 6 years ago

Supporters of Honduran opposition leader Salvador Nasralla marched in protest against alleged fraud and President Juan Orlando Hernandez, waving flags and setting off firecrackers and noisemakers in Tegucigalpa on December 3.Nasralla campaigned against Hernandez on an anti-corruption platform represented by the Opposition Alliance, which consists of the Liberal Party and the opposition leader’s own PAC (Partido Anticorrupcion). Nasralla has “alleged fraud and said he won’t respect the official results” after a computer glitch that shut down vote counting for several hours, according to reports.The government has “called for a curfew” and “suspended constitutional rights” in response to protests against Hernandez, according to a report from NPR. Credit: Instagram/Sandra Mejia de Osorio via Storyful

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