Coroner & Legal
Honduras pact crumbles over unity government
An agreement to end a four-month political crisis in Honduras collapsed on Friday after two rival leaders failed to form a unity cabinet to heal the damage from a June coup.
Ousted President Manuel Zelaya declared the pact dead just a week after it was signed and called on Hondurans to boycott presidential elections this month because, in a surprise move, de facto leader Roberto Micheletti said he would form a new government without him.
The failure of a U.S.-driven deal to end the crisis throws into question whether foreign governments will recognize the result of the November 29 presidential election and means any incoming government could inherit a chaotic political situation and be cut off from vital international aid.