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Deal on Honduras crisis 'fails' Deal over Honduran crisis 'dead'
(about 4 hours later)
A deal to resolve the political crisis in Honduras has failed, a spokesman for ousted President Manuel Zelaya says. A deal to resolve the political crisis in Honduras is "dead", ousted President Manuel Zelaya has said.
His comments came after interim leader Roberto Micheletti said he was forming a "unity government" without Mr Zelaya's representatives. He was speaking 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. Mr Micheletti acted as a deadline passed for putting a power-sharing agreement into effect.
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 (0600 GMT Friday). The two rivals agreed to a US-backed power-sharing deal last week, with a deadline for it to be implemented by midnight on Thursday (0600 GMT Friday).
Mr Zelaya had warned on Thursday that he would withdraw from the deal unless Congress held a vote on his restoration to power. But Mr Zelaya had warned on Thursday that he would withdraw from the deal unless Congress held a vote on his restoration to power.
'Wide spectrum' He has said elections planned for 29 November will not be valid unless he is restored to power first, though the agreement did not guarantee the ousted leader's restitution.
But interim authorities do not consider the Congressional vote demanded by Mr Zelaya to be an essential part of the agreement. 'Theatre'
As the power-sharing deadline passed, Mr Micheletti said they had "finalised the process of confirming a unity government". Interim authorities did not consider the Congressional vote demanded by Mr Zelaya to be an essential part of the agreement.
"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. They said the agreement set a deadline for the formation of a government, but not for Congress to meet.
Mr Zelaya responded through a spokesman that the unity deal had failed and that he would not recognise the results of elections planned for 29 November. As the power-sharing deadline passed, Mr Micheletti said he had "finalised the process of confirming a unity government".
"Everybody, with the exception of Mr Zelaya, recommended Hondurans to lead the institutions of our country as part of the new government," he said.
Though Mr Zelaya had not submitted a list of names, Mr Micheletti said the government was "representative of a large ideological and political spectrum in our country and complies strictly with the agreement" signed last week.
Mr Zelaya, who has been sheltering in the Brazilian embassy since his return to Honduras in September, responded by pronouncing the accord "dead".
"It's absurd what they are doing, trying to mock all of us, the people who elected me and the international community that supports me," he said.
"We've decided not to continue this theatre with Mr Micheletti."
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.
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