Honduras ex-lawmaker rejects fiscal request, alleges political manipulation

Hugo Noé Pino, former member of Honduras' National Congress Permanent Commission, publicly rejected a fiscal request and accused the Partido Nacional and sectors of the Partido Liberal of deepening political polarization rather than fostering dialogue. The move signals intra-elite friction in Honduras' legislature, potentially complicating fiscal negotiations. The claim of 'political manipulation' is an assertion by Pino, not independently verified.