Cruzada anticomunista de Trump en Centroamérica llega a la campaña electoral de Honduras
Honduras celebrará este domingo unas elecciones generales marcadas por denuncias de fraude en las que compiten, entre otros aspirantes a la Presidencia, Asfura y la oficialista Rixi Moncada.
TL;DR
- Donald Trump publicly backed Honduran presidential candidate Nasry Asfura, framing the election as a stand against communism.
- Trump linked Asfura to fighting 'narco-communists' and contrasted him with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
- The US has previously engaged Central American nations on security and anti-narcotics, including agreements with Panama and deportations to Costa Rica and Guatemala.
- The US has also restricted visas for individuals acting on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party in Central America.
- The US is a major trading and political partner for Central American countries, with significant reliance on US exports and remittances.
- Dominican Republic granted the US provisional access to two airports for counter-narcotics operations.