Q&A with Raul Burbano, Canadian Electoral Observer in Honduras
December 4, 2013 NACLA.org Upon his return to Toronto, I had the opportunity to catch up with Raul Burbano, Program Director of Common Frontiers . Common Frontiers is a multi-sectoral working group based in Toronto that organizes research, educational campaigns, and political action on issues related to hemispheric economic, social, and climate justice. Raul reported from Honduras during the election and was gracious enough to take the time to talk about his experiences and provide some analysis of the current electoral crisis. Kevin Edmonds: When you were on the ground in the days before the election, what was the general attitude of the public? Were they hopeful or did they see this coming? Raul Burbano: We were on the ground from the 17-27 th in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, Choloma, El Triunfo de la Cruz, Arizona, and Valle de Siria. The mood was contradictory because in general people had high expectations for change, but at the same time expressed a lack of c