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Honduras elects first female president as rival concedes
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After the ruling party in Honduras conceded defeat following contentious presidential elections, Xiomara Castro is set to become the country’s first female president. Hondurans and the international community alike welcomed a peaceful democratic transition.
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Honduras poised to elect first female president, wife of ex-president ousted in 2009 coup
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Honduras elects first female president as rival concedes
Xiomara Castro's left-wing opposition party LIBRE has a strong lead according to preliminary results. However, the incumbent National Party has also declared victory. Castro would be Honduras' first female president.
Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro headed for a landslide win in Sunday's election, declaring victory as supporters danced outside her offices to celebrate the left's return to power 12 years after her husband was ousted in a coup.
Former first lady Xiomara Castro appeared set to become Honduras's first woman president after taking a commanding lead over the ruling party candidate, partial election results showed Monday.
Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro looked set to put the left back in power 12 years after her husband was ousted in a coup, even as the vote count for Sunday's election unexpectedly paus…
After the ruling party in Honduras conceded defeat following contentious presidential elections, Xiomara Castro is set to become the country’s first female president. Hondurans and the international community alike welcomed a peaceful democratic transition.
Leftist candidate Xiomara Castro was headed for the presidency after 12 years of rightwing governance, indicating a major shift for the deeply conservative Central American nation.
