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user_73_t5zf42w6pn9ual_4 SAN SALVADOR, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Several Salvadorian organizations and some Hondurans on Wednesday marched in San Salvador , capital of El Salvador, demanding the reinstatement of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya.
The demonstrators, organized by The Solidarity Network for the Human Rights' Sovereignty and Return of Democracy in Honduras, marched along the main streets of San Salvador, calling for the return of democracy in Honduras.





Nidia Dias, deputy of the Farabundo Marti Front for National Liberation, said that it was impossible to start the presidential campaign nor hold the presidential election when a curfew is in place.
Hondurus kicked off the presidential campaign Monday and is to hold the presidential election on Nov. 29.
German Calderon, one of the protestors, said he hoped the international community will continue to boycott the de facto Honduran government. "We support Honduran people to defend democracy," Calderon told Xinhua.
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