Xiomara Castro: we have the most voted candidate in these elections

Speech by the president of Honduras Xiomara Castro on the recent electoral process in that country.  teleSUR

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00:00It is anticipated in the electoral process, the electoral processes have been escalating

00:10and today we are the party with the biggest growth, with the biggest electoral growth

00:18in these primary elections and we have the most voted candidate in these elections and

00:32I think that this is paramount to present it because we have to congratulate you.

00:42I know and I know your sacrifice, what it means and the work made, the political work

00:51made for those women and men participating in this process, in this electoral process,

00:57that's why I congratulate you.

00:59I commend you because of your great effort that today some get benefited because you

01:08are participating in this new contest for these general elections and others that have

01:17to wait for because we know that with the commitment of our people, we will join, we

01:27will add more people to follow our construction which is the benefit, well it is important

01:36for us to continue supporting as government, as president to this process and we have already

01:44did it in the primaries because we just gave resources and vehicles of the state, the armed

01:54forces, the armed forces are really right now there and they will be there till the

02:05moment the elections finish.

02:08Likewise, the strong will to be respected the whole electoral process that is coming.

02:18Yes, it is very important and I want to make a call that the people, we must talk with the

02:31truth to the people, we must tell the truth to the people because the people deserve to

02:39be told the truth and so I want you to warn, I want to warn the politicians, especially

02:48those that use lies, that use just perjuries and so much lies that I am not going to allow

03:12the people be deceived if there is no pieces of evidence, so like yesterday, ministers

03:28attended the prosecutor's office to make lawsuits, we will continue making it because the people

03:39deserve to be told the truth.

03:44We have to present proposals, we must talk about what we can offer and I think that partners

03:53that are joining me today, that our party has lots of cards to be played, to be presented,

04:03we have lots of presentations, not as we are a party as we have been and as we have

04:15been doing as a government, but also the quality of the candidate that we have, capable, dignified,

04:29with dignity to be able to represent us, that's why it is forbidden to forget that

04:38we are resilient, thank you very much.

04:50We were live to Honduras where President Xiomara Castro offered statements on the country's

04:54electoral process.

04:56She thanked the high turnout during the primary elections that were held in the country on

05:01Sunday which shows the high commitment of the people ahead of the November 30th general

05:08elections.

05:09She mentioned the high commitment, the high turnout that happened in the country during

05:15this Sunday.

05:16Let's see some images, live images coming from Honduras where the President just offered

05:23statements regarding the electoral process that is kicking off in the country as of Sunday,

05:30last Sunday, where the people went to the polls to elect the pre-candidates that are

05:35going to be disputing the presidency of the country next November 30th and with this information

05:41we leave you.

05:42This is all for the moment, stay tuned with From the South.