Yuscarán Mayor Refuses to Resign Over Drinking Video

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 20, 2026 · Originally reported July 20, 2026 by El Heraldo

Johnny Alejandro Carrasco, the mayor of Yuscarán, brushed off calls to step down after a video surfaced showing him and city officials drinking alcohol inside a municipal building, saying those present were friends and the remarks were a joke.

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