Manuel Zelaya

"(Micheletti and Zelaya) caused this problem and the people are the ones suffering ... The vote is our only way out of this," said engineer Hector Guzman, 48, at the Lobo rally.

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"I have faith that the elections will be the end of the problem that Zelaya got us into," said Ana Castellanos, 26. But others are boycotting to protest the months of strife, which saw the jailing of pro-Zelaya protesters and the occasional shutdown of anti-government radio and television stations. "I have no intention of voting,"

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"I have faith that the elections will be the end of the problem that Zelaya got us into," said Ana Castellanos, 26. Zelaya wrote to Obama asking why Washington appeared to be changing its position, and called on Latin America's leaders "not to adopt ambiguous or imprecise positions like the one shown now by the United States."

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"I will vote for the one who can fix this and give us work right now, because those suffering are the poor," said Reina Gomez, 53, a single mother who washes clothes for a living and who supported Zelaya in 2005.

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"President Zelaya gave us hope that the people of Honduras would finally be able to emancipate themselves from a group of oligarchs that have kept this country subjugated through a constitution that was shaped to protect their interests," said Andres Pavon, a human-rights activist.

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"The U.S. position ... has divided the Americas and is creating a grave precedent," Zelaya said.

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"There is no point in having an electoral process with such horrible precedents," Zelaya said.

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"It's illegal and violates the rights of the voters because it tries to hide a coup d'etat," Zelaya said.

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"As president of Honduras, I declare that in these conditions I will not support this process and I'll contest it legally," Zelaya said. "The elections have to be postponed in order to make them legitimate,"

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Zelaya had initially welcomed the pact, which he said was meant to reinstate him but has now changed his mind saying: "From this date onward, I reaffirm my decision not to accept any agreement to return to the presidency (that would) cover up this coup"

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