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Deal on Honduras crisis 'fails' | |
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A deal to resolve the political crisis in Honduras has failed, a spokesman for ousted President Manuel Zelaya says. | |
His comments came after interim leader Roberto Micheletti said he was forming a "unity government" without Mr Zelaya's representatives. | |
Mr Micheletti acted as a deadline for implementing a power-sharing agreement and reinstating Mr Zelaya passed. | |
Honduras has been shaken by a political crisis that began when Mr Zelaya was forced out of the country on 28 June. | Honduras has been shaken by a political crisis that began when Mr Zelaya was forced out of the country on 28 June. |
The two rivals agreed to a US-brokered power-sharing deal last week, with a deadline for it to be put into effect by midnight on Thursday (0600GMT Friday). | The two rivals agreed to a US-brokered power-sharing deal last week, with a deadline for it to be put into effect by midnight on Thursday (0600GMT Friday). |
Mr Zelaya had warned on Thursday that he would withdraw from the deal unless Congress held a vote on his restoration to power. | Mr Zelaya had warned on Thursday that he would withdraw from the deal unless Congress held a vote on his restoration to power. |
But interim authorities do not consider the Congressional vote demanded by Mr Zelaya to be an essential part of the agreement. | But interim authorities do not consider the Congressional vote demanded by Mr Zelaya to be an essential part of the agreement. |
As the power-sharing deadline passed, Mr Micheletti said they had "finalised the process of confirming a unity government," | As the power-sharing deadline passed, Mr Micheletti said they had "finalised the process of confirming a unity government," |
"It represents a wide spectrum despite the fact that Mr Zelaya did not send a list of representatives," he was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. | "It represents a wide spectrum despite the fact that Mr Zelaya did not send a list of representatives," he was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. |
Mr Zelaya was ousted after planning to hold a non-binding public consultation to ask people whether they supported moves to change the constitution. | Mr Zelaya was ousted after planning to hold a non-binding public consultation to ask people whether they supported moves to change the constitution. |
His critics said the move was unconstitutional and aimed to remove the current one-term limit on serving as president and pave the way for his possible re-election. | His critics said the move was unconstitutional and aimed to remove the current one-term limit on serving as president and pave the way for his possible re-election. |