Rixi Moncada, presidential candidate for LIBRE, denounced electoral fraud and interference by Donald Trump on Monday night from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, asserting that the elections are not lost and that she will not give up.
Moncada stated that the Honduran two-party system “imposed its electoral scheme” through twenty-six audio recordings that revealed the manipulation of the preliminary results transmission system and the biometric system. To this situation, the candidate added the “direct imperial foreign interference” of US President Donald Trump.
For its part, the Libre Party does not accept the results, demands a review of the tally sheets that did not have biometric verification. It calls for peaceful protest.
Before the election, Trump announced a “full pardon” for drug trafficker Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced by the United States as a principal co-conspirator in organizing a cartel that trafficked more than 400 tons of drugs. In an “unprecedented act,” Trump also condemned and directly threatened her, stating that “the intelligent people of Honduras would reject her” and that he “could not collaborate with Moncada and the communists.” According to Moncada, this statement was understood by the people as direct coercion to vote.
Faced with this scenario, Moncada declared that she will maintain her positions and will not surrender. She affirmed that she will always stand with the people, upholding her values of defending a free homeland and the principles of non-interference, popular sovereignty, independence, and self-determination. The candidate reaffirmed that her proposal for economic democratization, as well as the defense of public services and common goods, “remains valid.”
The LIBRE candidate emphasized the importance of social justice, free and universal access to education and healthcare, and the fight for the right to truth and transparency. The leader also reiterated her fight against public-private corruption and the impunity enjoyed by the twenty-five economic groups and ten families that, she asserted, oppress the nation with their monopolies.
Manipulation of tally sheets and irregular votes
Moncada detailed that one of the “tricks” consisted of the elimination of biometric validation of tally sheets, a measure approved by the National Electoral Council (CNE) the night before the elections. According to the candidate, this approval “enables the inclusion of inflated tally sheets,” especially at the presidential level.
The candidate explained that tally sheets “without biometric validation” have an average of 217 votes each. So far, 2,859 tally sheets without biometric validation have been registered, representing 25.35 percent of the total.
Moncada presented specific figures regarding these irregular tally sheets:
The National Party has accumulated 1,588 tally sheets without biometric data, totaling 326,285 votes.
The Liberal Party has 1,041 tally sheets without biometric data, with 217,193 votes.
The Free Party, in contrast, has only 204 tally sheets without biometric data.
In total, the two-party system, comprised of the National Party and the Liberal Party, has 2,629 tally sheets without biometric data, which implies 543,478 votes published as valid without the corresponding fingerprint registration. Moncada denounced that these tally sheets “have more votes than they should,” with extreme cases of up to 100 additional votes.
Rejection of candidates and call for resistance
Moncada stated that she will not recognize any of the candidates of the “oligarchy,” whom she considers “all the same” for protecting those who “don’t pay taxes and have seized 80 percent of the national wealth.”
The candidate announced that her party will demand a review of these tally sheets and will use all legal resources during the 30-day period established for the final general count. The objective is to ensure that “the popular will expressed at the ballot box is strictly respected.”
IMAGE CREDIT: Rixi Moncada declared that she will maintain her positions and will not give up. She affirmed that she will always be on the side of the people, with her values firm in the defense of a free homeland. Photo: @PartidoLibre
[ SOURCE: teleSUR ]
