Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández Sworn-In Amid Protests Saturday Jan 27,2018

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has been sworn in for a second term on Saturday Jan 27,2018 with high security in place after a disputed presidential election.

He took the oath at a ceremony in the capital, Tegucigalpa, that was watched by hundreds of guests and spectators.

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, accompanied by his wife, Ana Garcia de Hernandez, and President of the National Congress of Honduras Mauricio Oliva, is sworn in for a new term at the Tiburcio Carias Andino National Stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Jan. 27, 2018.

 

Soldiers were deployed on the streets and opposition supporters protested outside the venue.

President Hernández's win in November 2017 has been widely criticised, with his party accused of electoral fraud.

More than 30 people have been killed in violence since the vote.

In his inauguration speech, President Hernández promised to unite Hondurans and said he would lead "the country he was proud to be from".

But the Opposition Alliance Against the Dictatorship, which accuses President Hernández of putting in place a "military dictatorship", urged its supporters to participate in demonstrations.

Roads leading to the Tiburcio Carias Andino stadium, where the ceremony was taking place, were blocked by demonstrators.

President Juan Orlando Hernández(49)has been in power since 2013, and is the first president to run for a second term after the country's supreme court lifted a ban on re-election.