Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says Sunday's elections did not pass off as peacefully as the interim government claims. Speaking to Radio Netherlands Worldwide, Mr Zelaya said voters were intimidated by soldiers and that there were clashes between demonstrators and the police.

Mr Zelaya says he does not attach any value to the outcome as there was no opportunity for a proper election campaign and there was censorship.

The elections were won by conservative candidate Porfirio Lobo, with 56 percent of the vote. Mr Zelaya himself did not stand in the election, nor did the rival who took over from him as interim president, Roberto Micheletti.

Most Latin American countries regard the ballot as illegal and are still demanding that Manuel Zelaya be reinstated. The United States now accepts Mr Lobo as the legitimate president of Honduras.