Opposition Protesters March in La Ceiba Over Contested Election

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Protesters rallied on the streets in Honduras on December 3 as chaos mounted amid confusion over the November 26 presidential electionThese videos show opposition groups marching and chanting in the city of La Ceiba, about 250 miles north of the capital of Tegucigalpa. One man died in protests in La Ceiba on Friday, December 1, Honduran newspaper La Prensa reported.The country’s residents faced a dusk-until-dawn curfew after protests and rioting spread in multiple towns and cities, CNN reported.Meanwhile, the Tribunal Supremo Electoral said Sunday it would recount the votes submitted for the country’s presidential election. Both current president Juan Orlando Hernandez and opposition leader Salvador Nasralla declared victory after the election, sparking the demonstrations. Hernandez was yet to directly respond to accusations of vote rigging. Credit: Facebook/Renext Bon via Storyful