EU legitimizes results of fraudulent election in Honduras

A statement by Friends of the Earth Europe and Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean criticizing the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for legitimizing the 2017 general election results in Honduras, which the organizations claim were fraudulent.

• Friends of the Earth Europe and Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean argue that the EU EOM's declaration legitimizes the 2017 general election results, which they claim were fraudulent. They contend that the EU EOM minimized election day irregularities and unfairly shifted the burden of proof onto those denouncing the fraud rather than the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), which suspended the dissemination of results for several hours on 9 November.
• The organizations assert that the candidacy of Juan Orlando Hernández was illegal and unconstitutional, stating that the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) accepted his candidacy despite an explicit ban on re-election in the Constitution of the Republic.
• The document reports that the Honduran government responded to protests against electoral fraud with brutal repression over more than 20 days, involving the use of tear gas and gunshots. This violence resulted in more than 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries, and included the harassment and detention of Berta Zuñiga, coordinator of the indigenous Lenca environmental organization COPINH.
• Friends of the Earth requests that the EU EOM publish a final report that acknowledges the violent repression used by the government of Juan Orlando Hernández, recognizes electoral irregularities (including the suspension of results dissemination on 29 November), refuses to recognize Juan Orlando Hernández as president, and demands an end to impunity for those responsible for violence.

APA

admin (2017). EU legitimizes results of fraudulent election in Honduras. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/eu-legitimizes-results-of-fraudulent-election-in-honduras/

Chicago

admin. EU legitimizes results of fraudulent election in Honduras. Friends of the Earth International, 2017. https://www.foei.org/eu-legitimizes-results-of-fraudulent-election-in-honduras/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=EU legitimizes results of fraudulent election in Honduras |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=20 December 2017 |url=https://www.foei.org/eu-legitimizes-results-of-fraudulent-election-in-honduras/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2017legitimizes, author = {admin}, title = {{EU legitimizes results of fraudulent election in Honduras}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2017}, month = dec, url = {https://www.foei.org/eu-legitimizes-results-of-fraudulent-election-in-honduras/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }