The Long Game: The Opposition Wins in Honduras

Freeman, Will; Perelló, Lucas

doi:10.1353/jod.2022.0022

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“…Instances of such intervention indeed materialized, as seen in Ecuador in 1997 90 and Honduras in 2009. 91 However, it is worth noting that the OAS's involvement in these cases did not suffice to thwart the occurrence of coups against legitimate governments in either instance. This reality stresses the intricate challenges tied to effectively preempting coup attempts through practical implementation.…”

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Coup in International Law: Between Theory and Reality

Alweqyan

2024

Journal of East Asia and International Law

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Specifically, the matter of coups against governments -particularly those resulting from legitimate democratic elections -requires a more resolute approach. This entails criminalizing such actions and imposing substantial penalties on the individuals responsible. By doing so, the goal is to dissuade potential revolutionaries from attempting this act, given the clear stance and condemnation it would receive from the international community. Furthermore, it is imperative to highlight the international community's inconsistent response to coups. This inconsistency becomes evident in the varying levels of support for different coups, seemingly influenced by the international community's relationship with the affected state and, notably, its ousted president. This underscores the necessity for well-defined and unambiguous regulations governing coups themselves.

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Coup in International Law: Between Theory and Reality

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2024

Journal of East Asia and International Law

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“…He also orchestrated a change in the Constitution to enable his re-election. In the 2017 election, the government allegedly tampered with votes to secure victory (Organisation of American States, 2017; Freeman and Perelló, 2022).…”

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“…Executive overreach became clear as Zelaya unveiled an ambitious plan to hold a non‐binding referendum to trigger a constitutional rewrite (Frank, 2018). Reacting to the referendum, on 28 June 2009, the military ousted Zelaya from power following a Supreme Court ruling that, among other charges, accused him of treason (Freeman and Perelló, 2022).…”

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“…That year's election of the National Party's Porfirio Lobo and, most importantly, the 2013 election of Juan Orlando Hernández deepened democratic backsliding. Hernández undermined democracy from within by co‐opting institutions and tampering with votes (Freeman and Perelló, 2022). Successive National Party administrations also relied on Bono 10,000, a discretionary CCT dependent on the executive branch, to gain electoral support.…”

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Conditional Cash Transfers and Voting for Incumbents under Democratic Backsliding: The Case of Honduras's Bono 10,000

Perelló

Navia

2023

Bull Latin American Res

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As democracies worldwide have reverted to competitive authoritarian regimes or full dictatorships, some autocrats have used clientelist policies to strengthen their positions of power. We contend that autocrats can weaponise conditional cash transfers (CCTs) to shore up electoral support under democratic backsliding. In this vein, we analyse the impact of Honduras's Bono 10,000, a discretionary CCT, on the electoral support for the incumbent National Party and opposition blocs between 2013 and 2017, an era marked by the erosion of democracy. Using two survey waves from the AmericasBarometer by the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP), we show how the CCT boosted the electoral support for the National Party as democracy unravelled. Our findings contribute to the growing literature on how autocrats rely on carrots – not just sticks – to consolidate power.

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2023

Causes and Consequences of Electoral Manipulation in Hybrid Regimes in Latin America

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The Long Game: The Opposition Wins in Honduras

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Coup in International Law: Between Theory and Reality

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Conditional Cash Transfers and Voting for Incumbents under Democratic Backsliding: The Case of Honduras's Bono 10,000

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