OAS calls for new vote after Hernández's disputed re-election
On 17 December 2017 the Organization of American States said irregularities in Honduras's November 2017 presidential election prevented certainty about the result and called for a new election, after authorities declared incumbent Juan Orlando Hernández the winner of a re-election once barred by the constitution.

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On 17 December 2017 the Organization of American States said irregularities in Honduras's November 2017 presidential election prevented certainty about the result and called for a new election, after authorities declared incumbent Juan Orlando Hernández the winner of a re-election once barred by the constitution.
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Juan Orlando Hernández
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Factrail. (2026). OAS calls for new vote after Hernández's disputed re-election. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/oas-calls-new-honduras-election-2017-12-17
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