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Joint motion for a resolution 2026-01-21

Presidential elections in Honduras, the non-recognition of the outcome by the incumbent administration and the attacks on opposition members of the National Assembly

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B100090/2026 } RC1/Am. 5

Amendment 5

Isabel Serra Sánchez, Rima Hassan

on behalf of The Left Group

Joint motion for a resolution

PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE

Presidential elections in Honduras, the non-recognition of the outcome by the incumbent administration and the attacks on opposition members of the National Assembly

Joint motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

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Aa. whereas during the electoral campaign in Honduras, US President Donald Trump publicly backed Nasry Asfura of the National Party and made US economic aid conditional on his victory; whereas President Trump also formally granted a pardon to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández of the National Party, who had been sentenced to 45 years’ imprisonment in the United States for drug trafficking;

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B100090/2026 } RC1/Am. 6

Amendment 6

Isabel Serra Sánchez, Rima Hassan

on behalf of The Left Group

Joint motion for a resolution

PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE

Presidential elections in Honduras, the non-recognition of the outcome by the incumbent administration and the attacks on opposition members of the National Assembly

Joint motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

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1a. Emphasises that free elections require full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, independent and impartial electoral authorities, transparency throughout the electoral process, effective oversight and appeal mechanisms, and the absence of intimidation, coercion, violence and foreign interference, to ensure that the will of the people is respected; notes that some of these conditions were not met during the electoral process in Honduras;

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B100090/2026 } RC1/Am. 7

Amendment 7

Isabel Serra Sánchez, Rima Hassan

on behalf of The Left Group

Joint motion for a resolution

PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE

Presidential elections in Honduras, the non-recognition of the outcome by the incumbent administration and the attacks on opposition members of the National Assembly

Joint motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

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3a. Highlights the fact that free and authentic elections are defined by characteristics such as the absence of interference; condemns the fact that the pardon of the former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández and the making of US economic aid conditional on the victory of Nasry Asfura, both from the same party, were aimed at manipulating the will of Honduran voters in favour of the National Party; strongly condemns US imperialist interference, which has violated Honduras’s popular sovereignty, and recalls historical patterns of US intervention under the Monroe Doctrine, which has been used to overthrow progressive governments;

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