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Honduras political dispute resolved, paving way for president's anti-corruption agenda

FILE PHOTO: New Honduran President Xiomara Castro waves to invitees after being sworn-in, during a ceremony in Tegucigalpa, Honduras January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez/File Photo

A dispute over who would lead Honduras' newly elected Congress has been resolved, lawmakers said on Monday, paving the way for new President Xiomara Castro to pass anti-corruption reforms she promised on the campaign trail.

Dissident lawmakers in Castro's party aligned with opposition National Party legislators to elect a Congress president opposed by Castro last month, triggering political paralysis ahead of her inauguration.

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