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Xiomara Castro becomes the first president of Honduras: "We are breaking chains"

2022-01-28T03:58:17.878Z


"The presidency of the Republic has never been assumed by a woman in Honduras, 200 years have had to pass," Castro stressed in his inaugural speech after being sworn in, in which he promised free electricity for the poorest and the reactivation of face-to-face classes. .


Xiomara Castro, 62, assumed the presidency of Honduras on Thursday and became the first woman to lead the country, amid the hubbub of some 40,000 people who attended the National Stadium in Tegucigalpa to witness the historic event.

“The presidency of the Republic has never been assumed by a woman in Honduras”, highlighted the new ruler in her inaugural speech.

“200 years have passed since our independence was proclaimed.

We are breaking chains, we are breaking traditions”

, he exclaimed.

"The State of Honduras has been sunk in the last 12 years and I receive it bankrupt," Castro assured, after reiterating his proposal to refound the nation in a socialist and democratic state.

[Honduras prepares to invest Xiomara Castro, the first woman to preside over the country]

Castro said that the efforts during his Government will focus on four sectors: education, health, security and employment.

The president-elect, Xiomara Castro, greets supporters after her swearing-in as the new president of Honduras, this Thursday at the Tiburcio Various Andean National Stadium in Tegucigalpa. Welcome Velasco / Efe.

Castro ordered that more than a million families living in extreme poverty and consuming less than 150 kilowatts per month not pay for energy.

"The light will be free in their homes, they will not pay for electricity," he

said.

He also ordered to allocate a budget to the Ministry of Education to start the school year with face-to-

face classes

, ensuring free enrollment, school meals, vaccines and safety material.

“Education as objectives of supreme priority;

From tomorrow we start the dialogue with the teachers for the return of our children to classes in person, ”she advanced.

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Likewise, he said that together with the Armed Forces he will ensure the

protection of the environment

and that

his Government will not allow more mining concessions,

nor the exploitation of natural resources.

"No more concessions in the exploitation of our rivers, hydrographic basins and national parks," he declared.

He demanded justice for the murdered environmentalist Berta Cáceres.

In addition, he said that he will issue the law condemning the coup d'état, the law condemning re-election and the amnesty law for political prisoners.

"Not only legal security but citizen, social, security that you can speak freely," he continued.

"No more silence in the face of femicides, no more hit men, no more drug trafficking or organized crime," he read, recalling his campaign promise.

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The president of Honduras has been surrounded, during her inauguration, by Latin American leftist leaders, as well as by King Felipe VI of Spain and the US vice president, Kamala Harris.

Castro went from being first lady with her husband, former president Manuel Zelaya – overthrown in 2009 by a coup – to president, and put an end to more than a century of bipartisanship between the conservative Liberal and National parties.

With information from AP, EFE,

La Prensa

and

El Heraldo.

Source: telemundo

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