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Season 2 | Episode 66
On The LatinNews Podcast this week, we take a look at the recent presidential election in Honduras and explore why the incumbent party performed so poorly, the probable outcomes from this neck and neck contest between Salvador Nasralla and Nasry Asfura, the role of President Trump and the pardon of former president Juan Orlando Hernández.
Joining us is Lucas Perelló, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University.
This episode was recorded before the final vote tally was completed but explores the topics of corruption, drug trafficking, migration, declining remittances and security issues that Honduras continues to face and that the new president will be obliged to address.
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In this episode we discuss:
• Why the LIBRE Party collapsed
• Corruption and the Hernández legacy
• US influence and the election outcome
• Migration, remittances and security
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Lucas Perelló
Lucas Perelló is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Florida Atlantic University. He holds a PhD in political science and specialises in Latin American politics, with a particular focus on Central America. His research examines democratic backsliding, corruption, organised crime, electoral politics and the political economy of illicit networks.He has published academic work on governance and security in the region and regularly provides expert analysis on elections, institutional weakness and US–Central America relations.
The LatinNews Podcast is hosted by Richard McColl, a foreign correspondent in Colombia. Having first travelled to Colombia in the late 90s, McColl made the move to Bogotá in 2007. He holds a Diploma in Conflict resolution and a PhD in Social and Human Sciences both at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. He has worked as a journalist across Latin America.
Political Analyst, Richard McColl