Castro toma juramento al general retirado Roosevelt Hernández como ministro de Defensa
La presidenta de Honduras, Xiomara Castro, juramentó al general retirado Roosevelt Hernández como nuevo ministro de Defensa, en medio de la crisis poselectoral y tras meses en los que la mandataria mantuvo bajo su control directo esta cartera estratégica
TL;DR
- President Xiomara Castro appointed retired General Roosevelt Hernández as the new Minister of Defense.
- Hernández previously served as Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces.
- The Ministry of Defense had been under Castro's direct control since May.
- Hernández affirmed his commitment to the constitutional mandate.
- His appointment follows a request he made to the National Electoral Council (CNE) for presidential election results before the polls.
- Honduras is awaiting final results from the November 30th general elections.
- Nasry 'Tito' Asfura leads with 40.33% of the vote, followed by Salvador Nasralla with 39.51%.
- Rixi Moncada is in third place with 19.17% and does not recognize the election results.
- The CNE is conducting a special scrutiny of 2,472 ballots, delayed due to administrative and technical issues.