Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, traveled to his native Gracias, Lempira in the west of the country, to exercise the right to vote in the primaries on March 14.
The president arrived to Juan Lindo school of that sector to vote and occasionally urge Hondurans to assert their right to elect their leaders.
“I have reports that the process is progressing normally and I think even this will turn out better than expected,” he said during a brief conference. for the media.
Hernández affirmed that in this process of not running for office elected by the people, he gratefully remembers the support of the people of Lempira.
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“As a Deputy I feel honored to have always had the support of the Lempira people and I am proud to have lived up to them and that we can see the commitment we had with the western part of the country now That departments like Lempira are in a development process. Very important, “he emphasized.
Hernández reiterated that his security efforts have come at “high costs” to him, but the results have been worth it.
“I ask you to go and ask the candidates at the end of these primaries if they are willing to pay the high costs of crime-fighting and head-to-head combat. drug traffickers and corruption, ”he claimed.
The president, not disclosing which National Party movement he voted for, was accompanied by the first lady, Ana Garcia de Hernandez and his presidential guard.
According to the election agenda, the vote will end at 4 p.m., although in some centers it would take another hour if necessary due to the influx of voters.