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Congress to debate Zelaya return Congress to debate Zelaya return
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The Honduran Congress is due to discuss whether deposed President Manuel Zelaya should be restored to office to serve out his term which ends in January. Congress in Honduras is due to debate whether ousted President Manuel Zelaya should be restored to office to serve out his term which ends in January.
Mr Zelaya, who was ousted in June, has told the BBC that he will refuse reinstatement because he does not want "to legitimise a coup".Mr Zelaya, who was ousted in June, has told the BBC that he will refuse reinstatement because he does not want "to legitimise a coup".
Conservative politician Porfirio Lobo won Sunday's presidential elections, which were condemned by Mr Zelaya.Conservative politician Porfirio Lobo won Sunday's presidential elections, which were condemned by Mr Zelaya.
Regional reaction to the election has been split.Regional reaction to the election has been split.
"We can't pretend nothing happened," Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday.
"If this state of affairs is allowed to remain, democracy will be at serious risk in Latin and Central America," he was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.
As well as Brazil, several other nations, including Argentina and Venezuela, have refused to recognise the vote, arguing it was held under an illegitimate government.
The US cautiously welcomed the polls, and Peru, Panama, Colombia and Costa Rica also voiced their support.The US cautiously welcomed the polls, and Peru, Panama, Colombia and Costa Rica also voiced their support.
But other nations, including regional power Brazil, as well as Argentina and Venezuela, have refused to recognise the vote, arguing it was held under an illegitimate government.
'Honduran reality''Honduran reality'
On Monday, Mr Zelaya said the election of Mr Lobo as the next president had served only to intensify the political crisis.On Monday, Mr Zelaya said the election of Mr Lobo as the next president had served only to intensify the political crisis.
Speaking to BBC Mundo from inside the Brazilian embassy where he took refuge in September, he said: "Will the elections change the military leadership that conducted the coup that ousted me? It remains the same. Will the elections change the composition of the Supreme Court that issued an arrest warrant [against me] without due cause? It remains the same," Mr Zelaya said.Speaking to BBC Mundo from inside the Brazilian embassy where he took refuge in September, he said: "Will the elections change the military leadership that conducted the coup that ousted me? It remains the same. Will the elections change the composition of the Supreme Court that issued an arrest warrant [against me] without due cause? It remains the same," Mr Zelaya said.
Mr Lobo, who lost to Mr Zelaya in the 2005 election, has pledged to form a unity government and seek dialogue.Mr Lobo, who lost to Mr Zelaya in the 2005 election, has pledged to form a unity government and seek dialogue.
Mr Lobo, who is due to take office on 27 January, also urged the international community to "understand the Honduran reality and stop punishing the country".Mr Lobo, who is due to take office on 27 January, also urged the international community to "understand the Honduran reality and stop punishing the country".
Mr Zelaya was forced into exile on 28 June after trying to hold a vote on whether a constituent assembly should be set up to look at rewriting the constitution.Mr Zelaya was forced into exile on 28 June after trying to hold a vote on whether a constituent assembly should be set up to look at rewriting the constitution.
His critics said the vote, which was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court, 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 vote, which was ruled illegal by the Supreme Court, aimed to remove the current one-term limit on serving as president and pave the way for his possible re-election.
Mr Zelaya has repeatedly denied this and pointed out that it would have been impossible to change the constitution before his term in office was up.Mr Zelaya has repeatedly denied this and pointed out that it would have been impossible to change the constitution before his term in office was up.