Identifier
Created
Classification
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09TEGUCIGALPA186
2009-03-18 14:36:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tegucigalpa
Cable title:
UPDATE ON HONDURAN ELECTIONS: NATIONAL PARTY
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TEGUCIGALPA 000186
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/16/2019
TAGS: PGOV KDEM SOCI EFIN EAID HO
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON HONDURAN ELECTIONS: NATIONAL PARTY
CONVENTION
Classified By: Classified by Ambassador Hugo Llorens, reasons 1.4 (b &
d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L TEGUCIGALPA 000186
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/16/2019
TAGS: PGOV KDEM SOCI EFIN EAID HO
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON HONDURAN ELECTIONS: NATIONAL PARTY
CONVENTION
Classified By: Classified by Ambassador Hugo Llorens, reasons 1.4 (b &
d)
1. (U) Five hundred principal delegates and 500 alternates
attended the National Party's annual convention on March 14.
While unity was the main theme, Mario Canahuati, a losing
candidate for the party's presidential nomination, did not
attend. The party re-confirmed Lobo as its Presidential
candidate, elected 50 new members for its Central Committee,
and chose Tegucigalpa mayor Ricardo Alvarez as President of
the Party and Rossana Guevara (a popular television
journalist who ran as first Presidential Designate on
Canahuati,s slate) as Vice President.
2. (U) Guevara mysteriously resigned on March 15. Most party
leaders believe that it was due to pressure from Canahuati.
Reinaldo Sanchez, the spokesmen of the Party, was picked to
take her place. The convention also selected 50 members to
serve on the Policy Commission and 45 for the party,s
Justice Tribunal. Liberal Party Congressman Juan Orlando
Hernandez was re-elected as Secretary General of the Party.
The convention created a new district to represent Honduran
voters abroad. The delegates in attendance included
representatives from Lobo,s, Canahuati,s, and Mario
Facusse,s slates. Canahuati said he did not attend as he
had not received an invitation, though, according to party
members, no member of the party receives a personal
invitation.
3. (C) Comment: Canahuati appears to have decided to make a
public break from Lobo and the rest of the National Party.
He emerged looking immature, as pundits are blaming him for
pressuring Guevara to resign an important position and for
rejection Lobo's reconciliatory move. (Canahuati denied that
he put pressure on Guevara.) Party leaders told us that most
of Canuhuati's supporters have lined up behind Lobo and that
Canahuati is isolated. End Comment.
LLORENS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/16/2019
TAGS: PGOV KDEM SOCI EFIN EAID HO
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON HONDURAN ELECTIONS: NATIONAL PARTY
CONVENTION
Classified By: Classified by Ambassador Hugo Llorens, reasons 1.4 (b &
d)
1. (U) Five hundred principal delegates and 500 alternates
attended the National Party's annual convention on March 14.
While unity was the main theme, Mario Canahuati, a losing
candidate for the party's presidential nomination, did not
attend. The party re-confirmed Lobo as its Presidential
candidate, elected 50 new members for its Central Committee,
and chose Tegucigalpa mayor Ricardo Alvarez as President of
the Party and Rossana Guevara (a popular television
journalist who ran as first Presidential Designate on
Canahuati,s slate) as Vice President.
2. (U) Guevara mysteriously resigned on March 15. Most party
leaders believe that it was due to pressure from Canahuati.
Reinaldo Sanchez, the spokesmen of the Party, was picked to
take her place. The convention also selected 50 members to
serve on the Policy Commission and 45 for the party,s
Justice Tribunal. Liberal Party Congressman Juan Orlando
Hernandez was re-elected as Secretary General of the Party.
The convention created a new district to represent Honduran
voters abroad. The delegates in attendance included
representatives from Lobo,s, Canahuati,s, and Mario
Facusse,s slates. Canahuati said he did not attend as he
had not received an invitation, though, according to party
members, no member of the party receives a personal
invitation.
3. (C) Comment: Canahuati appears to have decided to make a
public break from Lobo and the rest of the National Party.
He emerged looking immature, as pundits are blaming him for
pressuring Guevara to resign an important position and for
rejection Lobo's reconciliatory move. (Canahuati denied that
he put pressure on Guevara.) Party leaders told us that most
of Canuhuati's supporters have lined up behind Lobo and that
Canahuati is isolated. End Comment.
LLORENS