By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN
Photo: AFP / Getty Images North America / Kevin Dietsch
Honduras will hold general elections marked by pre-emptive allegations of voting fraud and an intervention by the United States.
The presidential race has been clouded by uncertainty. Out of the several candidates running to succeed Honduran President Xiomara Castro, three have emerged as the frontrunners, but there is no clear favourite to win.
"We are in an election with a deep political and economic divide," political scientist HΓ©ctor Soto Caballero told CNN. "It highlights the clash between two completely different visions for the country."
Photo: YURI CORTEZ
Castro's term is due to end on 27 January, which would mark the first time a left-wing president has finished a term in the country. Husband and leftist former president Manuel Zelaya was overthrown in a coup in 2009.
The president supports the left-wing candidate of the ruling Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE), lawyer Rixi Moncada, who was the country's first female defence minister and promised to continue Castro's agenda.
While Honduras' economy has shown moderate growth under Castro, who has ma
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