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Hondurans hope ballot will deliver stability

By Adam Thomson in Mexico City

Published: November 26 2009 21:20 | Last updated: November 26 2009 21:20

On Sunday, Hondurans will vote for a new president in the hope of ending one of Central America’s most acute political conflicts since the region returned to democracy in the 1990s.

The two leading candidates are Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo, a wealthy 61-year-old farmer from the conservative National Party of Honduras, and Elvin Santos, 46, a former vice-president from the country’s deeply divided Liberal party.

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