Honduran opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla addresses the media after the U.S. backed the re-election of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez despite allegations of fraud by the opposition, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras December 22, 2017. ( Reuters )
TRT: Honduran opposition leader accepts defeat as US steps in
Salvador Nasralla conceded shortly after Honduras' key ally Washington endorsed President Juan Orlando Hernandez's re-election, following a month of sometimes deadly street clashes.
Honduran opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla said his bid for the presidency was a "lost cause" on Friday after the United States recognised President Juan Orlando Hernandez as winner of the election.
"The situation is practically decided," Nasralla said in an interview with TV network France 24. "I no longer have anything to do in politics, but the people, which are 80 percent in my favour, will continue the fight."
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WNU Editor: Apparently the U.S. put a lot of pressure on Honduran opposition leaders to concede the election .... U.S. Spent Weeks Pressuring Honduras Opposition to End Protests Against Election Fraud (The Intercept). But while Honduran opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla has accepted defeat, the protests are probably still going to continue .... Democracy 'lost': Rights groups warn of more violence in Honduras as US recognizes president (ABC News).