FILE PHOTO: Xiomara Castro, presidential candidate for the opposition Libre Party, addresses supporters during the closing rally of her electoral campaign in San Pedro Sula, Honduras November 20, 2021. REUTERS/Yoseph Amaya/File Photo
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' presidential front-runner, leftist candidate Xiomara Castro, rose to prominence in politics when her husband, former president Manuel Zelaya, was ousted by a military coup in 2009.
Ditching the traditional role of the president's wife, she rose to the moment and led a massive protest movement, honing her public persona in speeches to thousands of supporters.
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