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Winners of election receive credentials, opposition signs pact against tax reform and more.

28.04.2014

These are the most important news for this Wednesday:

1. Elected representatives receive credentials

Supreme Electoral Tribunal presents more than 500 credentials to president elect and the rest of the representatives for the mayor´s office and members of the Honduran Congress. At the ceremony, authorities recognized to the international community for the cooperation in the election observation.

2. Opposition signs pact against tax reform

Leaders of Anti Corruption Party and 'Libre' signed an agreement against tax reform approve by the National Congress. The pact includes also, an intention to reform officials salaries, Congress regulations and the Electoral Law.

3. Union labors protest in Tegucigalpa

Members of labor movements protested this Wednesday in Tegucigalpa, demanded a reduction in the prices of food, fuel, energy, public services and the violence.

4. El Salvador analyze new fee

Salvadoran government asked to the Congress a prorogation to the new fee of USD18 for at least 180 days in favor of the
freight transport. The drivers declared a strike since last Monday.

5. More the 15 suspects detained

National Police took under arrested more than 15 suspects in an operation in several neighborhoods of Comayagüela. The detainees were accused for murder, weapons and drug trafficking, robbery and other crimes.