The former rector of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH), Julieta Castellanos, questioned the administration of the president Xiomara Castro three years into his mandate, pointing out that the expectations generated in the campaign have not been met.
“It has been three years since the electoral process took place and the results are not as expected, as is the government’s management style. The position they had was one of opposition to bipartisanship; However, the decision and what they do is similar or worse,” said Castellanos during an interview on HRN’s Diario Matutino program.
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As a sociologist, Castellanos maintains that the current government bases its strategy on blaming others for the failures of its administration.
“All the national and international public interventions of the president and her officials are regrettable,” he stated.
Castellanos stressed that key areas under direct government control, such as health, have shown “citizen dissatisfaction.” In addition, he questioned the generation of unemployment in the country and attributed the failure of the Morazan Week to the deterioration of road infrastructure.
In terms of security, Castellanos criticized the statements of the Security Secretariat, which has mentioned a decrease in crime, while the homicide figures exceed 800 victims in the year, including missing persons in Baracoa, Cortés.
“When there is a State in crisis, emergency measures can be approved to resolve, however, it is not in a crisis situation,” said Castellanos, who highlighted that the Libre government, instead of seeking solutions, “generates conflict and hateful”.
Furthermore, Castellanos pointed out that the Libre Party already has its “emblematic murder”: that of Juan Antonio López, which occurred on September 14 when he was leaving a church in Tocoa, Colón.
The former rector concluded that the Castro government should “stop blaming others and work to solve the country’s problems.”
In speeches, the president has insisted on her mission to combat corruption, one of the deepest problems in Honduras, and has also proposed changes to strengthen the Honduran economy, highlighting support for the agricultural sector and the creation of employment opportunities.
He has also mentioned that he seeks to improve the health system and educational infrastructure in the country and seeks to combat organized crime and reduce violence rates.