Honduras is experiencing a crisis called for a reform of its Constitution
The president's private secretary, Eduardo Enrique Reina, told Efe that the distribution of material, including 15,000 ballot boxes, began with the participation of volunteers, including farmers, workers and other sectors of the Honduran people.
In the popular consultation, which will be organized by the National Institute of Statistics, Hondurans say if they want to vote on November 29, when general elections are held in the country, in favor of a Constituent Assembly, according to the agent.
The Supreme Court of Justice, Parliament, the Public Ministry and the High Court of Auditors, among others, have declared illegal since the consultation in November driven by Zelaya .
Queen said that the consultation is not binding and only opposed it power groups who do not want to be brought to the people to strengthen democracy.
While Zelaya ran from the Presidential Palace the distribution of more than 10,000 people, according to observers, were demonstrating today against theconsultation with marches and planting in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, the two major cities of the country.
The army, meanwhile, maintains a large presence of troops at strategic locations in the capital because the situation there remains difficult, but surmountable , Efe said today the head of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces, General Romeo Vasquez, who was dismissed last Wednesday Zelaya.
Vasquez, who did not support the initiative of the Head of State by illegal, he continues in office because the Supreme Court on Thursday was no effect of the dismissal ruling as illegal.
Also, has not been met so establishing the internal regulations of the Armed Forces, which states that a military can not leave the post until the surrender baton and that has not happened to me, explained the officer.
Gen. Vasquez was dismissed by Zelaya because he refused to carry out instructions of the Executive to give the military logistical support to the consultation.
In the last two weeks sectors reject Zelaya's initiative, according to opponents seeking to open the way for his re-election, which is not allowed in the current Constitution, have held massive protests to demand respect for the Constitution.
A call to the OAS. The Department of State United States today expressed concern about the political crisis in Honduras and called for active intervention of the OAS to avoid a breakdown of law in the Central American country.
We are concerned at the breakdown of dialogue on a Honduran political class root of the June 28 consultation on constitutional reform, said Philip Crowley, State Department spokesman, quoted by news agency Ansa.
Crowley pointed out that Washington believes that the OAS (Organization of American States) has an important role to play and urged the hemispheric body to take all necessary actions to avoid a constitutional breakdown.
We urge all parties to seek resolution of a democratic consensus, that adheres to the Honduran Constitution and laws and is consistent with the principles Chapter (democratic) of the OAS Inter.
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