EPISODE · Jan 25, 2022 · 22 MIN
A new Honduras president-elect is set to make herstory
from Headlines From The Times · host Gustavo Arellano, Denise Guerra, Shannon Lin, Kasia Broussalian, Melissa Kaplan, Ashlea Brown, Angel Carreras, Mario Diaz, Lauren Raab, Kinsee Morlan, Jazmín Aguilera, Shani O. Hilton, Kate Linthicum
Xiomara Castro is about to be inaugurated as the first-ever female president of Honduras. But la presidenta has a daunting task in front of her. Her countrymen continue to leave the nation, tired of poverty, government corruption and violence.And the legislative majority she was counting on to help her reform Honduras is now gone.Today, we’ll talk about how Castro promises to solve her country’s problems. But, in light of what’s happening right now in the National Congress of Honduras, will she even get a chance?More reading:Honduran Congress splits, threatens new president’s plansKamala Harris headed to Honduras for inauguration of country’s presidentLa diáspora hondureña en EE.UU mira a Xiomara Castro como el ‘cambio’ y la ‘esperanza’
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Honduran President-elect Xiomara Castro has seen her prospects of a successful administration take a hit even before her Jan. 27 inauguration.
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