FILE PHOTO: Lawmakers of the Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE) protest after dissidents lawmakers of their party proposed Jorge Calix as provisional president, which resulted in a brawl among lawmakers of the LIBRE party, at the Congress building in Tegucigalpa, Honduras January 21, 2022. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The United States embassy in Honduras on Saturday called for calm and dialogue after lawmakers brawled in Congress a day earlier amid a dispute over who would head up the legislative body, just days before President-elect Xiomara Castro takes office.
"Due to the events of January 21, the United States calls on political actors to remain calm, engage in dialogue and refrain from violence and provocative rhetoric, and urges their supporters to express themselves peacefully while respecting the rule of law," the U.S. embassy in Tegucigalpa tweeted.
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