Juan Orlando Hernández is running for an unprecedented second term
The Guardian: Honduran president makes contentious bid for second term
Polls put Juan Orlando Hernández ahead in election campaign held under shadow of alleged corruption and crime
Allegations of election fraud, tyranny, drug trafficking and interference by communist provocateurs will cast a long shadow over Hondurans when they head to the polls on Sunday for a vote that threatens to plunge the volatile Central American country into fresh political turmoil.
Juan Orlando Hernández, the pro-business, pro-militarisation president representing the rightwing National party, is using a contentious 2016
court ruling to justify his bid for a second term in power, despite the constitution prohibiting re-election of sitting or former leaders.
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Honduras elections: Security key issue as Hernández runs again -- BBC
Honduras president seeks 2nd term despite constitutional ban -- AP
Will elections in Honduras be a step forward or another step backward? -- The Hill
Distaste for Honduran Leaders Who Linger Fuels Distrust in Election -- New York Times
Is Honduras's ruling party planning to rig an election? -- The Economist
Blood flows and rivers run dry as Honduras prepares to go to the polls – in pictures -- The Guardian
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More News On Honduras Going To The Polls
Honduras elections: Security key issue as Hernández runs again -- BBC
Honduras president seeks 2nd term despite constitutional ban -- AP
Will elections in Honduras be a step forward or another step backward? -- The Hill
Distaste for Honduran Leaders Who Linger Fuels Distrust in Election -- New York Times
Is Honduras's ruling party planning to rig an election? -- The Economist
Blood flows and rivers run dry as Honduras prepares to go to the polls – in pictures -- The Guardian
