Por Elvin Sandoval, CNN en Español El helicóptero en el que se transportaba la presidenta de Honduras, Xiomara Castro, aterrizó de emergencia este martes en el municipio de Santa Cruz de Yojoa, depart

Voters in Honduras will select candidates from the three main parties to compete in November’s general election for the presidency.

VOTERS in Honduras went to the polls today to select candidates from the three main parties to compete in November’s presidential election. The election comes at a time when President Xiomara Castro, Honduras’s first female leader, of the leftist Libre party has a tense relationship with the United States.

In his 2016 campaign, President Trump seized on the death of Sarah Root, who police said was killed by an undocumented immigrant suspected of driving drunk.

The President of Honduras had to be rescued after the helicopter she was in had to land in the middle of the jungle - bad weather put the chopper in a tricky position

The bilateral relationship between the United States and Honduras has faced many challenges, which have worsened under the Trump administration. Several decision-makers, especially from the Republican Party,

Eswin Mejia was charged with homicide by DUI after Sarah Root's death, but fled before trial. President Donald Trump has cited the case repeatedly.