Micheletti says unity government in place
Micheletti announced late Thursday all of his Cabinet resigned to make way for a reconciliation cabinet to be named, CNN reported Friday.
"This cabinet is a result of an ample participation of different sectors of civil society as well as the political parties," he said. "Tonight with this new government, we're answering the call for the unity of all people of Honduras."
Zelaya told Honduran media outlets Micheletti's actions violated the accord, CNN reported. The reconciliation government, he said, must be led by the democratically elected president of Honduras.
"How can a person who has not been elected by anyone lead a government?" Zelaya said.
Representatives for Micheletti and Zelaya signed an agreement Oct. 30 to form a reconciliation government that would rule until a new president, to be elected Nov. 29, takes office in January. The accord included the possibility -- but no guarantee -- of Zelaya's reinstatement to the presidency.
The pact called for the unity government to be named by Thursday and stipulated that Honduran lawmakers, in consultation with others, would vote on whether Zelaya would be returned to power.
The political crisis stemmed from Zelaya's effort to hold a referendum that could have changed the constitution to allow longer presidential terms. He was ousted in June, but sneaked back into the country in September, taking refuge in the Brazilian Embassy.
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