Honduras is once again ensconced in the Organization of American States (OAS) and ousted former president Manuel Zelaya is now safely back in the country after returning amid slightly muted fanfare on 28 May. The big winner of a historically significant week, however, is neither Zelaya nor Honduras. It is President Porfirio Lobo. For the best part of 18 months Lobo has been trying to win international recognition for his government. Now he has it, Honduras is likely to drift beneath the regional radar. What next? Lobo has a golden opportunity to convene a constituent assembly to implement structural changes to the Honduran political and socio-economic system. There is a strong suspicion that he will in fact try to stack such an assembly to pursue a far narrower agenda, with re-election top of the bill.
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