Employees of the Honduras Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) carry sealed ballot boxes for a recount of votes of Sunday's primary elections, in Tegucigalpa, in November. Hondurans on Sunday voted in the primary elections for mayors, the congress and candidates for Honduras' presidency. Honduras will hold presidential elections in 2013. (Jorge Cabrera/Reuters/File)
12:03 pm ET -Ecuador, Paraguay, and Honduras have each had at least one irregular power transition in the past decade. Given their histories, finishing a term may be more meaningful than democratic elections.
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