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<\/a>The presidential elections in Honduras went ahead yesterday despite being shunned by most of the international community, and many Hondurans critical of the June coup. With most of the votes counted, early results show a 52% win for conservative candidate Porfirio Lobo. Military and police presence in and around the capital Tegucigalpa was reportedly high. While the coup regime claimed they were security measures in case ousted President Manuel Zelaya’s supporters caused disruptions, human rights groups asserted that the forces were meant to intimidate Zelaya’s supporters from demonstrating. In fact the day before the election, one man was reportedly shot in the head at a military roadblock in Tegucigalpa as he drove past and is currently in critical condition in the hospital. Meanwhile in the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, a peaceful protest of pro-democracy activists were reportedly tear-gassed, with several people being beaten and arrested. Amnesty International has denounced violence during the election, and called on the Honduran authorities to “reveal the identities, whereabouts and charges against all people detained on the eve and day of the presidential elections.” <\/p>\n