Xiomara Castro, who has to take office Thursday, did not specify whether Jorge Calix had accepted his offer, nor what exact role he would play in the government.
Le Monde
On the eve of its oath performance, the elected president of Honduras Xiomara Castro (left) offered, Wednesday, January 26, a high position in his government to the member Jorge Calix, at the center of a serious political crisis that puts in danger his presidency.
“I proposed to Jorge Calix to integrate into the government as coordinator of the government to unite in the honduras’ refoundation,” announced M me Castro on Twitter . The publication is accompanied by a photo of his meeting with the dissident deputy. The Chair, who has to take office on Thursday, did not specify whether Mr. Calix had accepted his offer, or what exact role he would play in the government.
The attempt by the president elected to find an outcome of the crisis occurs in the aftermath of the installation of two competing parliaments. One is chaired by Luis Redondo, supported by the free party of M me Castro, and the other by Mr. Calix, elected by free dissidents and opposition members of the right .
The dissidents refused to honor an agreement between their party and its allies of the Savior Party of Honduras (PSH), which was decisive in the victory of M me Castro. Under this agreement, Mr. Redondo, PSH, had to be elected President of Parliament.
In fight against corruption and narcotrafic
m. Calix has been elected by more than 70 of the 128 holding parliamentarians, during a session held outside the capital. Mr. Redondo was elected at the headquarters of Parliament, besieged by supporters of M me Castro, by 40 titular deputies and an almost equal number of deputy members. Each of the two assemblies claims the legitimacy of parliamentary representation and expresses its flawless loyalty to the elected president, as well as its support for the program.
If Mr. Calix accepts the offer of M me Castro, the presidency of Parliament would be devolved to Mr. Redondo. Another consensus candidate could eventually be elected at the head of the assembly.
Parliament’s support is essential for the implementation of the M me Castro program that wants to transform a gangrene country through corruption and the influence of narco-traffickers who have infiltrated the state up to its highest level.
According to the sources of the France-Presse agency close to the negotiations, these were followed closely by diplomats, including Americans. The American Vice President Kamala Harris must attend Thursday for the oath delivery of Xiomara Castro. “We closely follow the situation in Parliament. We believe that it is the Hondurans who have to find a solution to overcome the disputes, in a way that is in accordance with their constitution and laws,” said Wednesday in Washington a senior official. of the American administration.