Porfirio Pepe Lobo
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Honduran leader: US weakened anti-coup movement...the government began distributing election material for Sunday's vote. At his closing campaign rally Monday, candidate Porfirio Lobo of the conservative National Party promised to convene "a national dialogue" if he wins the... In this article: Manuel Zelaya, United States, Porfirio Lobo, Honduras, Organization of American States, and Tegucigalpa |
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Honduras election sets return to business as usual
...as he aligned himself with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Latin America's new left say they will vote for conservative front-runner Porfirio Lobo, a 61-year-old wealthy businessman who is ahead by double digits in the polls. "I will vote...
In this article: Manuel Zelaya, Honduras, Hugo Chavez, Liberal Party, Central America, and Tegucigalpa
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TIME | 22 hours ago
In Central America, Coups Still Trump Change
...President Zelaya is the latest symbol of the region's lack of progress If he holds his handy lead in the polls, Porfirio (Pepe) Lobo will be the next President of Honduras. Problem is, the last man elected to that office, Manuel Zelaya, was...
In this article: Manuel Zelaya, Central America, Honduras, Daniel Ortega, Tegucigalpa, Mark Rosenberg, Supreme Court, El Salvador, and Oscar Arias
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Reuters | November 06, 2009
SNAP ANALYSIS: Honduras pact collapse puts election at risk
...sympathetic to Micheletti, who temporarily suppressed pro-Zelaya media after the coup. Opposition presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo is leading in opinion polls, but whoever wins the election might end up at the helm of a...
In this article: Manuel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti, United States, Honduras, Venezuela, Democracy, Absenteeism, Supreme Court, and European Union
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Reuters | November 01, 2009
Honduran opposition leader key to ending conflict
...to resolving a four-month conflict between a president ousted in a coup and the de facto leader who replaced him. Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo leads polls ahead of the November 29 election and his National Party is the biggest opposition force in...
In this article: Manuel Zelaya, Supreme Court, Roberto Micheletti, National Party, Thomson Reuters, Honduras, Small business, and National Party
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Reuters | November 03, 2009
Honduran lawmakers put off vote, want court opinion
...with 55 seats in Congress, is seen as key to whether or not Zelaya is reinstalled. Its presidential candidate, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, has a double digit lead in opinion polls and analysts say he is weighing whether or not to support...
In this article: Manuel Zelaya, Supreme Court, Roberto Micheletti, Liberal Party, Tegucigalpa, and United States
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Centre Daily Times | November 09, 2009
Honduras deal collapses; Zelaya's backers blame U.S.
...Washington-based analyst with the Eurasia Group, said that she had expected the presidential campaign frontrunner, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo of the National Party, to push his party's members of Congress to join with Zelaya's supporters to approve...
In this article: Manuel Zelaya, Thomas Shannon, Roberto Micheletti, Honduras, United States, Jim DeMint, and Hillary Clinton
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Kansas City Star | November 04, 2009
Deal to restore ex-president languishes in Honduran Congress
...which the Supreme Court deemed to be illegal. </p><p>What could tip the congressional vote on Zelaya is a decision by Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, the National Party's presidential candidate, or Elvin Santos, the Liberal Party's candidate. Of...
In this article: Manuel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti, Honduras, Supreme Court, Nicaragua, Hugo Chavez, Tegucigalpa, and Attorney General
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Yahoo! News | November 01, 2009
Honduran opposition leader key to ending conflict (Reuters)
Reuters - Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya embrace Porfirio Lobo, presidential candidate of the National … By Javier Lopez and Sean Mattson Javier Lopez And Sean Mattson - 22 mins ago TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The front-runner in...
In this article: Manuel Zelaya, Porfirio Lobo, National Party, Supreme Court, Roberto Micheletti, Honduras, and Reuters
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Kansas City Star | September 28, 2009
Honduran regime's crackdown on dissent condemned
...Micheletti government's crackdown a mistake. </p><p>"We are worried by this decision," Insulza said in Washington. </p><p>Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, the conservative National Party candidate who's leading the polls for president, told a radio...
In this article: Manuel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti, Honduras, Jose Miguel Insulza, Washington, National Party, and Human Rights Watch
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Kansas City Star | October 02, 2009
Honduras deal for Zelaya's return to presidency may be near
...a nightly curfew, now lifted. </p><p>The leading candidates for president have added to the pressure on Micheletti. </p><p>Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, the National Party candidate, wants to end the crisis because he has a 10- to 15-point lead in...
In this article: Manuel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti, Honduras, Jose Miguel Insulza, National Party, and National Party
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Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo Sosa is a Honduran politician and agricultural landowner. Born on December 22, 1947 in Trujillo; he grew up in the ranch of La Empalizada near Juticalpa, Olancho. His parents are don Porfirio José Lobo López and doña Rosa Sosa Hernández de Lobo, both deceased. His father served as Deputy in the Honduran National Congress in 1957 and was a known political leader in the Department of Olancho. His brother Ramon Rosa Lobo Sosa is a deputy in the Honduran National Congress for the Department of Colón.
After attending a Catholic school in Juticalpa, he first furthered his studies in the "San Francisco" Institute of Tegucigalpa and then in the University of Miami in the United States. After obtaining his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, he returned to Honduras to work in the family's agricultural business, and to teach Political Economics & English in the Institute of "La Fraternidad" in Juticalpa for 11 years.
Porfirio Lobo's political career started from the age of 19 as a young political leader in Olancho. In the course of 31 years, he presided over the National Party's Youth in Olancho, Local Committee of Juticalpa and the Departmental Committee of Olancho.
He was in charge of the Honduran Corporation for Forestry Development from 1990 to 1994. He became a Deputy in the National Congress of Honduras in 1990, where he later served as President from 2002 to 2006. Lobo was the National Party of Honduras' candidate for the November 27, 2005 Presidential election. His campaign was based on job security, a tough stance on crime, and for being in favour of reintroducing the death penalty.
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