Worried that their election is being stolen, Hondurans take to the streets in droves
by Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times
Dec 04, 2017
3 minutes
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Thousands of opposition backers waving banners and shouting anti-government ballads marched through the streets of the Honduran capital Sunday in a boisterous but peaceful repudiation of the administration of President Juan Orlando Hernandez.
The mostly young demonstrators repeated the president's initials, JOH, in a rhythmic chant - "Fuera JOH," meaning "Out with JOH" - demanding that the president concede defeat in his re-election bid in the Nov. 26 vote.
"People are fed up with the corruption, the theft, the poverty," said Jonathan Alarcon, 28, who was part of
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