Opposition Boycotts Election of Prosecutors in Honduras: Castro

On Wednesday, Honduran President Xiomara Castro said the parliamentary opposition is boycotting the appointment of the attorney general and deputy attorney.

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"The National Congress, made up of a majority of politicians who oppose my mandate, boycotts the appointment of the candidates for Attorney General and Assistant Attorney who were best evaluated by the Opinion Commission," Castro said.

Her complaint was made minutes after the election of the new prosecutors was postponed due to the lack of agreements between the main benches in Parliament.

Parliament President Luis Redondo reported that the session called for this Wednesday would not take place and called another session for Thursday at 11:00 local time.

"We continue to talk with different groups to achieve the necessary consensus for the election of the new authorities of the Attorney General's Office," Redondo said, explaining that the session was suspended to have time to achieve "agreements" in a parliament in which the ruling Freedom and Refoundation Party does not have a majority.

The Attorney General and Assistant Attorney must be elected by a vote of at least 86 out of 128 legislators in order to assume their five-year terms on September 1.

The election of the authorities of the Attorney General's Office is being closely monitored by social organizations, which have called for transparency to generate trust among citizens.