In Portugal, where she is assisting to the Ibero-American summit, the Argentine President criticized the election that took place in Honduras, calling it "a sham".

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said she considers the election that saw conservative candidate Porfirio Lobo ahead of the votes, with an estimated 55%, "was totally illegal".

Ousted President Manuel Zelaya, camped out in the Brazilian embassy since September, did not participate and called for a boycott of the election.