Zelaya Calls Energy Law a 'Privatization' of the Public Sector

Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 3, 2026 · Originally reported September 1, 2026 by El Libertador

Former president Manuel Zelaya attacked Congress's approval of an energy-reform law as a handover of state control to private corporations, arguing it shows how elites and outside political pressure erode Honduran democracy.

“Read in English” opens El Libertador via Google Translate; “Leer en Español” opens the original. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

Related stories

The Honduras Report

Honduras, in English, in your inbox.

The week's most consequential stories on Honduras with the context behind them, every Thursday. Free.

Honduras, in English — one email every Thursday. Free, and unsubscribe anytime.