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*China denounces unilateral U.S. sanctions against Venezuela
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00:00Honduran president Xiomara Castro reaffirmed that on Sunday November 30th the people will
00:16be able to enjoy a peaceful electoral day and the Chinese government urged the United States
00:24to lift the unilateral and illegal coercive sanctions against Venezuela and call for the
00:30maintenance of peace in Latin America and the Caribbean also Russia the spokesperson for
00:38president Vladimir Putin confirmed that they have already received the parameters of the peace
00:44plan agreed upon with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Geneva hello and welcome
00:53from the south I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana Cuba we begin with the news
01:12and this Thursday president Xiomara Castro reaffirmed that on Sunday November 30th the people will be
01:19able to enjoy a peaceful electoral day while right-wing Ibero-American governments attempt
01:24to destabilize the electoral process and repeat their interventions positions the head of state
01:29reiterates that the government has fulfilled all the functions assigned by law to guarantee an electoral
01:35process in freedom peace and transparency the president reaffirmed this from the Juan Manuel
01:42Galvez Airport in Roatan one of the projects her government will hand over to the next administration
01:48and now to offer a wider spectrum about how Honduras is preparing for the upcoming general elections we
02:01contact our special envoy Jorge Estosa hello Jorge how is the country preparing for this democratic process
02:07thank you we are less than 48 hours away from the electoral election in what talking about Honduras and here in Tegucigalpa we're following with a special coverage every minute of what's going on and in helping us to put in perspective precisely the few hours left
02:37and in a process that it has a very peculiar characteristic we are not having a runoff in this election it's going to be a direct election the person who receives the most of the vote is absolutely declared the president of the country but precisely to put in perspective all the details that have been living in the last week and in the last hours we have the privilege to have with us
03:07a master in a master in public policies and also is a member of the electoral campaign of the presidential candidate Rizzi Moncada Rizzi is the official candidate of the Libre Party the party of president Xiomara Castro Russell
03:24welcome welcome to the program thank you thank you thank you for having me Russell is there something weird unusual and expected that happen in this final stretch towards the election on Sunday at the level of the electoral campaign yeah what really sets apart this election between these candidates is that for the first time in history we have an endorsement of a U.S. president for a candidate in Honduras
03:54and the candidates and the candidates but it's also a surprise even for the opposition in the in the country because the president Trump yeah because the president Trump is endorsing a candidate who is backed by the national party the party of Orlando Hernandez who is the former president of Honduras that has been convicted as a drug dealer in the U.S. so it's quite shocking for all the parts in in this election because for the first time we have the social open
04:23and endorsing and endorsement in the country and in the country and the second part is that we are looking how the U.S. is trying to go back in history and restoring the national party that was also was the third place in the in the polls and it's something that we have never seen before and
04:46and we are quite still in this moment trying to convey an answer for the electorate in the country because one of the main issues in in Honduras is we have a lot of migration at least one million people of Honduras live in the U.S.
05:04and so we have a lot of discussion about the U.S. policies and how they impact Honduras so this is once in in history election for this reason do you think that the endorsement of president Trump that said you should vote precisely then you should vote for Tito
05:27do you should vote for Tito Asfura do you should vote for Tito Asfura do you think that it's going to help him when talking about the candidate or it's going to at the end of the day could hurt him I think that it's going to help him in a way but it's hurting most of all Salvador Narrala who is the candidate who has been trying to obtain an endorsement of the U.S. government he has traveled to the U.S.
05:54also from the right yeah he has traveled to the U.S. at least 10 times and he has met with Congresswoman Maria Elvira Sarsal for example multiple times and still didn't obtain an endorsement so it's actually really hurting him in the polls and for the case of the Nasri Afura the main issue is that we come from a history a recent history of 12 years of a dictatorship of the National Party
06:23the National Party and he's a member of the National Party and he's a member of the National Party he's well known as a as a prominent member and someone who actually backed Juan Orlando Hernandez so it's quite hard for him to obtain more votes at this moment even when the endorsement comes from Donald Trump because the National Party is way back in the in the history has been pointed out as the most corrupt
06:53a political institute in the country so he's not really like obtaining a lot of a favor in this in this endorsement but Salvador Narrala is actually quite hurt for this endorsement the campaign that you are working with we're talking about the Ritzi Moncada campaign the successor of President Xiomara Castro Partido Libre
07:23about the transmission of the votes at the end of the electoral day why well the National Electoral Council is integrated by members of the different parties so we have two members of the of we have one member of each party and we have two parties who are aligned to the right the National Party and the Liberal Party and we also have the Parti Libre
07:53So they have been exposed because they have been exposed because an audio and a call log from these members of the party of the National Party and the Partido Liberal has been leaked and in this audio they they are plotting an interference in the transmission system of the electoral vote so they call it TREP yeah they call it TREP
08:23a preliminary result of the election but they plan to proclaim Salvador Narrala as the president of Honduras as a winner as a winner and it's a clear plot that has been exposed and we are arguing against it with the general attorney of the country has been quite strong about this issue
08:53so we are asking our people and we are asking our people and we are asking our people and the council of the national electorate to count each ballot each ballot and not use this system to proclaim the winter of the election
09:13according to the polls the candidate that follows the president Xiomara Castro we are talking again Ritzi Moncada she is the winner in the polls we are talking about the person who has the more acceptance in the polls nationwide do you believe that what the polls anticipate is going to materialize we are talking that by nine o'clock that could be the first
09:42indication indication that results are coming or a trend and then at the end of Sunday we are going to have a winner and that winner for the case of this question is Ritzi Moncada the two other candidates of the right are going to accept the result
10:03I think that the election is going to be quite a struggle for all parts because in one hand we have the candidate of Libre Ritzi Moncada who is leading who is succeeding the most successful government in history in Honduras we have reduced poverty in marginal impact for the country we have consolidated
10:30the national entities and the infrastructure of the country so it's a quite popular government all around the world it's one of the four president most that has most popularity in the country and the other hand we have this national party and the liberal party who have been part of the coup de
11:00in 2009 in 2009 and the fraud in the election of 2013 and 2017 so we are not sure of what's going to happen in the night of the election because we are comfortable in our advantage in the polls and we believe that we are going to win but it's going to be a struggle of how we certificate this election because the national council of election is we have a minority of party
11:30the nation of the nation of the U.S. and other countries trying trying to break the election so it's going to be quite a night and at least we are trying to
11:40intermitate with the candidates to let them know that we cannot go back to the drought of 2017 that led the country to quite a social unrest and people were killed in the streets and defending democracy and we don't want we don't want
11:58we don't want to go back to go back to that but as a party we are being responsible in the way that we struggle with this issue and we are being transparent about the risk of this election because we want people to be sure that at this moment the electoral system is going to declare someone else as a winner and we cannot ignore this so
12:27we believe that at the end when all the ballots are counted and the election is certificated we will have Enrique Simóncada as president but it's going to take some time thanks very much Russell thank you for having me we're talking with Russell Garay he is a master in public policies he was helping us to put in perspective what is going on
12:52in the route in the route in this final stretch to Sunday's electoral day in here Honduras and here in here in the capital in Tegucigalpa where we are starting today that special coverage so we get back to you now
13:10thank you thank you for all the information and after this contact with our correspondent Jorge Gestoso regarding Honduras general elections we have a short break coming up but first remember you can join us on Teguc at Telesur English where you'll find news in different formats news updates and much more we'll be right back stay with us
13:30welcome back to from the south let's go to Japan the country phrases protest over prime minister Sanaita
13:56Kaisi interventionist remarks about Taiwan citizens are demanding she retract her words and resign our correspondent Bruno Falsi brings us more details
14:03hello to the companions of Telesur and all the audience watching us in this transmission I am in Beijing now to report to you that groups of protesters gather in front of Okinawa prefectural government building in Japan this in response to the comments made by the
14:25the Japanese prime minister Sanaita Kaisi regarding Taiwan during the protest demonstrators demanded that Takashi retract her statements and resign they also emphasize that the countries need to uphold pacifist its pacifist constitution and pointed out that Okinawa host numerous U.S. military bases which has negative
14:55negatively impacted impacted the local population including the contamination of water sources
15:02the protest steam from November 7 when Takashi stated that any potential use of force by China against Taiwan could constitute a survival threatening situation this for Japan make it clear that her words reflected the government position
15:22the demonstration the demonstration brought together citizens civic groups and academics who expressed concerns about the impacts and the implications of the prime minister comments and their potential effects on regional security and stability
15:29with this news we go back with you in the studios in La Habana Cuba
15:37Any other informations the Chinese government urged the United States to left to the unilateral and illegal coercive sanctions against Venezuela and called for the maintenance of peace in Latin America and the Caribbean the Chinese government and the
15:44With this news, we go back with you in the studios in La Habana, Cuba.
15:54And in other informations, the Chinese government urged the United States to left the unilateral and illegal coercive sanctions against Venezuela
16:02and called for the maintenance of peace in Latin America and the Caribbean.
16:06The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Maoning reiterated Beijing's support for the Bolivarian people,
16:13criticizing the constant aggressions and threats from Washington.
16:17In her statement, the spokesperson confirmed the Asian giant's opposition to any external interference in Venezuela's internal affairs under any products.
16:27The Chinese diplomat also indicated that unilateral sanctions without basis in international law or authorization from the United States Nations Security Council violate peace, stability and development.
16:43China opposes unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law or authorization of the Unsecurity Council
16:53and the interference of external forces in Venezuela's internal affairs under any pretext.
16:57We call on the U.S. side to lift the illicit unilateral sanctions and choose the course of action that is conducive to peace, stability and development in Latin America and the Caribbean region.
17:06And now we change of topic and go to Russia.
17:13The spokesperson for President Vladimir Putin confirmed that they have already received the parameters of the peace plan agreed upon with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Geneva.
17:24In this regard, Dmitry Peskov confirmed receipt of the document specifying that it contains the main parameters
17:31and that the government will discuss it next week in a meeting in Moscow.
17:36Peskov did not provide for the details asserting that Russia would not engage in public megaphone discussions,
17:42adding that given the legitimacy issues surrounding the Ukrainian President,
17:47the government has decided to act with caution.
17:50This plan proposed by the United States and revealed last week
17:54includes the recognition of Crimea and Donbas as part of Russian territory
17:58and Kyiv's renunciation of several key categories of weapons.
18:03And Pope Leo XIV continues his official visit to Turkey.
18:24Our Correspondent Yunus Unel provides us with more details about the agenda of the Catholic Supreme Pontiff.
18:29Good afternoon from the city of Iznik here in Turkey where the Pope Leo XIV has just finished minutes ago
18:39his last public activity on his second day of journey to Turkey.
18:46And he did so right behind me above the ruins of the Saint Neophytos Basilica,
18:54a historic site which was where history was made in the past of the Christianity when in the year 325,
19:05more than 200 bishops gathered here together to take very important decisions regarding Christian theology.
19:14Among them was to determine that Jesus Christ is of divine nature.
19:21They also made several regulations regarding the church organization administration
19:28and also determined for instance the date of Eastern.
19:33So this is a very historic site and it is since being a symbol of Christian unity and this was on display today as well.
19:42Because Pope Leo XIV was joined for instance by the patriarch of the Constantinople Church, the Greek Orthodox Church,
19:50Bartolomeo I and also by the representatives of the Armenian Church here in Turkey,
19:56Armenian Orthodox Church, the Assyrian Church.
19:59They were all present here side by side and that was a display of Christian unity was presented to the public here.
20:07And that was also emphasized by Leon XIV in his speech.
20:12He said no matter what religion, no matter what ethnicity, no matter what nationality,
20:18all mankind is created by God and thus for that reason all mankind must be in brotherhood and in harmony.
20:28And he also rejected in his speech all violence that was justified on religious grounds as in acceptable theologically and in terms of humanity.
20:39This was a strong message of Christian unity here displayed in the city of Iznik.
20:46Ancient name is Nikea. It's actually very present today in every temple.
20:51The Nikean Creed comes exactly from this place, from this history.
20:57So this was a very important ceremony that the Pope participated in.
21:02And actually his predecessor, Francis, also wanted to come here but he passed away in April this year.
21:10After finishing the ceremony, the Pope returned to Istanbul.
21:14He will there have a private meeting with bishops and will continue publicly his program tomorrow in the city of Istanbul.
21:22And after this report from our correspondent, you know sooner, we have come to the end of this news brief.
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21:40For Telesor English, I'm Alejandra Garcia. Thank you for watching.
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