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(Tegucigalpa) Honduran voters choosing a president Sunday were deciding between a former leftist-turned-conservative who promises to wipe out violent crime with the death penalty and a rival who vows to eliminate widespread government corruption.

A national exit poll showed candidate Manuel Zelaya, of the opposition Liberal Party, ahead by 6 percentage points, and a top election official said that the voting appeared to be in favour of Zelaya.

The country's nearly 4 million voters also were electing a vice-president, 128 congressional representatives, 298 mayors and 2,000 city councillors.

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A national exit poll released by Honduran television stations HRN and Channel 5 showed that Zelaya had won 50.6 per cent of votes, compared to 44.3 per cent for Lobo Sosa. The survey was based on interviews with 120,000 voters and was conducted in conjunction with the private firm Management Engineering.

Aristides Mejia, president of Honduras' national election institute, said officials were awaiting additional results before releasing any numbers, but added that "the clear tendency is in favour of Zelaya."

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The news media don't seem to be too clear about what's going on.

Zelaya is variously described as a Leftist, Right-wing, center-right, a wealthy agricultural land owner, a logging magnate (apparently confusing him with his opponent Lobo, who is a logging magnate), and a former congressman and bank director.

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Originally posted by Ghost of the Navigator:
A "choice" between two centre-right parties?

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