Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Less than three months before general elections, Honduras' National Electoral Council, or CNE, faces unprecedented political, judicial and technical pressures that threaten to derail the process.
The council's ability to ensure an orderly and reliable election has been called into question after a series of setbacks: a raid on its offices by the Public Ministry, delays in contracting the Preliminary Electoral Results Transmission System, or TREP, and errors in the voter registry.
CNE President Cossette López has denounced persistent interference and threats, while council member Ana Paola Hall submitted a conditional resignation over internal disputes.
Amid the crisis, the CNE reached an agreement Thursday after a two-week delay, resolving one of the main technical disputes -- use of the TREP.
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