Castro, expected to be country’s first female president, has vowed to fight corruption and relax abortion laws

The Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro was heading for a landslide win in Sunday’s election, declaring victory as supporters danced outside her offices to celebrate the left’s return to power 12 years after her husband was ousted in a coup.

The election, expected to give Honduras its first female president, seemed to have run smoothly, a contrast to four years ago when a close outcome led to a contested result and deadly protests after widespread allegations of irregularities.

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Source: The Guardian