Tall & Rich

Honduras is holding their national elections today, which has the potential of settling the dispute between the Honduran Constitution and deposed president Manuel Zelaya. Since Zelaya isn’t allowed to run again, why does he feel that a boycott would settle anything? Well, of course, it wouldn’t.

Latin American countries including Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela have said they won’t recognize the results because the former leader hasn’t been restored to power. The International Monetary Fund froze Honduras’s access to $163 million in special drawing rights after Zelaya’s ouster.

Zelaya, who isn’t a candidate, has said the vote is illegitimate and urged Hondurans to stay home. In September, he had said that the vote should take place.

Bloomberg fails to mention that the reason Zelaya isn’t a candidate is because Honduran presidents are term-limited to a single stint in office. That’s why he booted from office in June – because he tried to undermine the Constitution.

In RealClearWorld, Fausta Wertz of Fausta’s Blog reports that the current candidate from Zelaya’s party is not calling for a boycott;

While Zelaya’s been asking his followers to boycott the election, zelayista candidate César Ham is still running and is not promoting a boycott. Candidate Pepe Lobo is ahead in the opinion polls.

So, when Zelaya’s supporters are left out of the election by their boycott, they’ll revolt, and there will be no peace in Honduras – and it’ll ultimately be the result of Zelaya’s massive ego.