The US press, mainly the Wall Street Journal, is calling the coup in Honduras "strangely democratic."

President Manuel Zelaya was ousted due to a Supreme Court order and power was turned over to the President of the Honduran Congress, a politician from the same party as Zelaya.

The Wall Street Journal also says that certain Latin American democrats are "phonies," and that the events have to do with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.

Chávez, according to this news source, has evaded democracy since he was democratically elected in 1998.
Honduras may fear such anti-democratic political tactics and thus work towards avoiding it.

Chávez is now the leading influence on having Zelaya reinstated, according to sources.

The Obama Administration also has their take on the situation. Obama speaks out against anti-democratic stances, such as those recently seen in Iran.

In Honduras, the United States President seems eager to reinstate Zelaya back into office in the South American country.

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