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| Honduran leader 'could step down' | Honduran leader 'could step down' |
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| Interim Honduran leader, Roberto Micheletti, says he is willing to step down, but only if ousted President, Manuel Zelaya, does not return. | Interim Honduran leader, Roberto Micheletti, says he is willing to step down, but only if ousted President, Manuel Zelaya, does not return. |
| Mr Micheletti told reporters he would be prepared to make the move for "peace and tranquility" in Honduras. | Mr Micheletti told reporters he would be prepared to make the move for "peace and tranquility" in Honduras. |
| He took over at the head of a military-backed interim Honduran government after Mr Zelaya was bundled out of the country on 28 June. | He took over at the head of a military-backed interim Honduran government after Mr Zelaya was bundled out of the country on 28 June. |
| The authorities have reinstated a curfew, due to "continued threats". | |
| The curfew will be in place from midnight to 0500, to counter "groups who seek to provoke disturbances and disorder," said a statement issued by the interim government. | |
| Mr Micheletti's latest comments to reporters in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, came as supporters of the ousted Mr Zelaya threatened to call strikes in protest at his overthrow. | Mr Micheletti's latest comments to reporters in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, came as supporters of the ousted Mr Zelaya threatened to call strikes in protest at his overthrow. |
| On Wednesday, Mr Zelaya - who is internationally recognised as the legitimate president - said his supporters had "the right to insurrection" in their bid to see him reinstated. | On Wednesday, Mr Zelaya - who is internationally recognised as the legitimate president - said his supporters had "the right to insurrection" in their bid to see him reinstated. |
| Mr Zelaya, a leftist, was forced out of office amid a row with the country's Congress and the courts over plans to hold a referendum on abolishing the current one-term restriction on presidents. | Mr Zelaya, a leftist, was forced out of office amid a row with the country's Congress and the courts over plans to hold a referendum on abolishing the current one-term restriction on presidents. |
| Such a move could have seen Mr Zelaya run for a second term. | Such a move could have seen Mr Zelaya run for a second term. |
| The chief mediator, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, has called the rival factions to a new round of talks on Saturday. | The chief mediator, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, has called the rival factions to a new round of talks on Saturday. |
| Previous talks have failed to produce a breakthrough, but Mr Arias - a Nobel prize laureate - is urging both sides to be patient. | Previous talks have failed to produce a breakthrough, but Mr Arias - a Nobel prize laureate - is urging both sides to be patient. |