Tegucigalpa, Nov 29, (PL).- The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) will not recognize Sunday's elections in Honduras due to the lack legitimacy and openness of the process under the de facto regime.

The putschists assured that elections will be held but we are sure that this process of political order want to legitimize the putsch, denounced Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.

The leader said that ALBA group of countries, in which Nicaragua is involved, will not recognize the results of this forged process.

He decried US position that despite of committing itself to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya in his post finally backed the putschists' elections.

In Venezuela President Hugo Chavez reiterated that his government will not recognize any other president until justice is done.

ALBA was founded by Venezuela and Cuba as an integration initiative based on the principles of solidarity and cooperation.

Honduras was the sixth country to join that mechanism that mechanism on August 25, 2008 in a colourful ceremony in front of the Government headquarters that was attended by representatives from the member countries.

This alliance benefited the countries in the field if energy, agricultural development, health and education in this nation of 7 million inhabitants, according to different sources, 70 percent of the population live in poverty.

ALBA is made up of Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.