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Castro is the first female President of Honduras and the first to not be a member of the National or Liberal parties since the restoration of democracy in 1982. During her inaugural address, Castro promised to combat corruption and inequality which she said was 'rampant' during the rule of the previous National government. [42] [43] [44]
According to the 1982 Constitution of Honduras, the Government of Honduras consists of three branches: Executive, Legislative and Judicial. The president is the head of the Executive branch, their primary duty being to "execute and enforce the Constitution, treaties and conventions, laws and other legal dispositions".
Honduras declared itself independent on 15 November 1838, and a constitution was formally adopted in January 1839. After a period of instability, conservative General Francisco Ferrera became the first elected president of the country for a two-year term, but then extended his de facto control of the nation for the next five years.
Washington urged Honduras to reconsider its intention to leave a long-standing extradition treaty on Thursday, as Honduran President Xiomara Castro warned of a plot against her leftist government ...
A leading anti-corruption activist called on Honduran President Xiomara Castro on Wednesday to resign after a video surfaced that appeared to show her brother-in-law negotiating campaign donations ...
Gunmen burst into a pool hall in northern Honduras and opened fire, killing 11 people and prompting President Xiomara Castro to announce security measures including curfews in the area amid a wave ...
15 June – President Xiomara Castro announces new measures to reduce gang activity, including building a 20,000-capacity "megaprison" of which similar to El Salvador's Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) and plans to designate gang members as terrorists which will be sent from the mainland to the island prison colony of Islas del Cisne during the crackdown on gangs.
Hondurans saw Xiomara Castro sworn in as their country’s first female president Thursday amid a sea of waving flags in the national stadium. Castro blasted the outgoing administration for ...