 Tegucigalpa, Nov 19.- The decision by the United States of supporting elections organized by the putschists in Honduras distanced that country again from Latin America, which is demanding restitution of democracy in this Central American nation.
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez and Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ratified on Wednesday their demand of restituting constitutional order, broken by the June 28 military coup.
Fernandez and Lula stated that they would not acknowledge results of the November 29 elections if democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya is not reinstated.
The rest of the continent's nations share such stance. Most governments term the military coup in Honduras a dangerous precedent for democracy in the region.
Meanwhile, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere Craig Kelly was sent once again to this capital, to support the de facto regime thesis of fostering polls as a solution to the crisis.
The US Department of State also supported the decision by the Honduran Congress of holding over the debate about Zelaya's restitution until three days after the voting.
The presidents of Argentina and Brazil said in a statement signed Wednesday in Brasilia that Zelaya's restitution is essential to restoring the constitutional order and democracy in Honduras.
The National Front against the Coup d'Etat ratified the active ignorance of elections, termed a farce to try to legitimate the military coup.
Juan Barahona, general coordinator of that alliance of social and political forces, said resistance demonstrations, which reached their 144th consecutive days of protests on Thursday, will continue until the putschists are defeated.(Prensa Latina)
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