Venenzuela, November 04: Rival sides are waiting for the Honduran Congress to finalize a deal to end four months of political crisis that may pave the way for ousted President Manuel Zelaya to be reinstated.
Reports say that at least 65 of the 128 deputies are expected to vote for Zelaya’s return to his post.
The Central American country’s unicameral Congress sent the deal to the Supreme Court on Tuesday for consultation. The Court’s non-binding opinion will be taken into account when Congress votes on the issue on Thursday.
Last week, Zelaya and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti signed the accord that is meant to end the worst political upheaval in the country in two decades and which also calls for a government of national reconciliation.
Negotiations were brokered by representatives of the United States and the Organization of American States.
The Congress must decide by Thursday whether Zelaya, toppled in a June 28 coup, can return to serve out the rest of his term until January.
On Tuesday, US Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos, nominated for the task by the OAS, arrived in Honduras to head a four-member truth-finding commission to oversee the implementation of the deal.
The Honduran ambassador to the UN, Jorge Arturo Reina, will represent Zelaya, and Arturo Corrales will be the representative of the de facto Honduran government of Roberto Micheletti.
—–Agencies