EU legitimizes results of fraudulent election in Honduras

The document expresses deep concern that the EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) legitimized Juan Orlando Hernández as the winner of the 2017 Honduran elections. The authors argue that the EU EOM minimized election day irregularities and ignored the 'brutal state repression' against citizens protesting electoral fraud. They highlight that Hernández's candidacy was 'illegal and unconstitutional' due to a ban on re-election and report that state violence during protests resulted in more than 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries. The statement calls for a final EU EOM report that acknowledges the violent repression, recognizes electoral irregularities—such as the suspension of results dissemination on 29 November—and refuses to recognize Hernández as president.

• The authors contend that the EU Election Observation Mission's declaration legitimizes the 2017 election results and justifies the actions of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), which suspended the dissemination of results for several hours on 9 November.
• The government of Juan Orlando Hernández is accused of using 'war-like strategies' and brutal repression against peaceful protesters, leading to over 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries over a period of more than 20 days.
• The candidacy of Juan Orlando Hernández is described as a 'blatant violation of the Constitution of the Republic' because the Supreme Electoral Court accepted his candidacy despite an explicit ban on re-election.
• Friends of the Earth demands that the EU EOM publish a final report that acknowledges government violence, recognizes electoral irregularities (specifically the results dissemination suspension on 29 November), and refuses to recognize Juan Orlando Hernández as president.

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} }