After Venezuela’s populist anti-American government rigged state gubernatorial elections in October, the United States led a campaign of condemnation and stepped up sanctions. But when Honduras’s rightist pro-American president suspiciously reversed what looked like an upset loss in a presidential election a month later, the Trump administration congratulated him. When electoral authorities next issued a report, 36 hours later, Mr. Hernández was back in contention. Rather than get behind that demand, the State Department issued a statement on Dec. 22, the Friday before Christmas, congratulating Mr. Hernández. The badly flawed process could deepen instability in the country; if so, more Honduran migrants will head for the United States.

Source: Washington Post January 15, 2018 00:22 UTC