Zelaya unhappy with deal delays

Ousted President Zelaya wants a Congressional vote

Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has accused the interim government of failing to stick to a deal to end the political crisis.

His comments come hours ahead of a deadline for the implementation of the agreement, signed last week.

Mr Zelaya, removed from office in June, told the BBC that the interim leader should force Congress to hold a vote on his reinstatement to power.

A vote on reinstatement was a key component of the deal.

As well as implementing a power-sharing agreement, the deal requires Mr Zelaya and his political rival, interim leader Roberto Micheletti, to recognise the result of a presidential poll due to take place on 29 November.

Deadline nears

In a BBC interview, Mr Zelaya said he had followed the terms of the agreement to the letter, but accused the interim authorities of failing to keep to their side of the bargain.

There are 18 orders of arrest against Mr Zelaya for 18 different crimes - that's not a witch hunt, that is simply carrying out the law Danilo Eyzaguirre Lawyer and spokesman for Honduras' Supreme Court of Justice Mr Eyzaguirre's interview in full

For their part, the interim authorities have reiterated their view that Mr Zelaya's reinstatement is not a key component of the agreement, which was brokered by Washington.

Correspondents say that the latest disagreements are making it increasingly unlikely that the power-sharing deal will be in place before the deadline expires - at midnight on Thursday (0600GMT Friday).

On Tuesday leaders of the Honduran Congress deferred a vote on the reinstatement of Mr Zelaya and asked the Supreme Court for its view.

Mr Zelaya earlier warned that he might consider the agreement null and void if Congress fails to vote to reinstate him by Thursday - the deadline for the full implementation of the accord.

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Mr Zelaya was forced out of the country on 28 June. He has been sheltering in the Brazilian embassy in the capital, Tegucigalpa, since making a surprise return to Honduras on 21 September.

He had planned to hold a non-binding public consultation to ask people whether they supported moves to change the constitution.

His critics said the move was unconstitutional and aimed to remove the current one-term limit on serving as president and pave the way for his possible re-election.

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