Dec 3, 2009
Honduran Congress votes down Zelaya's reinstatement
Fuente: BBC
08:08 GMT, Thursday, 3 December 2009
Of the 125 members of Congress present, 111 voted against his reinstatement.
Mr Zelaya, who was removed from office in June, told the BBC the decision "ratifies the coup" and meant Hondurans were "living in illegality".
The former leader has also condemned Sunday's presidential elections, won by Conservative politician Porfirio Lobo.
As lawmakers debated, security forces kept back dozens of Zelaya supporters who were protesting outside the building.
"We'll continue the fight because it is not only for the reinstatement of Mel Zelaya but also for the restoration of democracy," one demonstrator, Irma Flores, told BBC Mundo.
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08:08 GMT, Thursday, 3 December 2009
Of the 125 members of Congress present, 111 voted against his reinstatement.
Mr Zelaya, who was removed from office in June, told the BBC the decision "ratifies the coup" and meant Hondurans were "living in illegality".
The former leader has also condemned Sunday's presidential elections, won by Conservative politician Porfirio Lobo.After Congress voted not to reinstate him to serve out his term, which ends on 27 January, Mr Zelaya said: "This decision ratifies a coup and condemns Honduras to continue living in illegality."
As lawmakers debated, security forces kept back dozens of Zelaya supporters who were protesting outside the building.
"We'll continue the fight because it is not only for the reinstatement of Mel Zelaya but also for the restoration of democracy," one demonstrator, Irma Flores, told BBC Mundo.
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