Original sentence: Carlos Roberto Flores took office on January 27, 1998, as Honduras' fifth democratically elected President since free elections were restored in 1981.Flores inaugurated International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs of reform and modernization of the Honduran Government and economy, with emphasis on helping Honduras' poorest citizens while maintaining the country's fiscal health and improving international competitiveness.He was elected with a 10% margin over his main opponent PNH nominee Nora Gúnera de Melgar (the widow of former leader Melgar Castro) in what were seen as free, fair, and peaceful elections on November 30, 1997.International donors came forward to assist in rebuilding infrastructure, donating $US1400 million in 2000...Like three of his four predecessors Flores is a member of the PLH.The current PNH presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo wants to bring it back.support to help with a severe economic recession and with the perceived threats of the revolutionary Sandinista government in Nicaragua amid civil war in both Guatemala and El Salvador
Edited sentence: Carlos Roberto Flores Facussé took office on January 27, 1998, as Honduras' fifth democratically elected President since free elections were restored in 1981.He was elected with a 10% margin over his main opponent -- National Party nominee Nora Gúnera de Melgar (the widow of former leader Melgar Castro) -- in free, fair, and peaceful elections on November 30, 1997.International donors came forward to assist in rebuilding infrastructure, and the Honduran Government has been fairly transparent in the management of relief funds.Like three of his four predecessors, including his immediate predecessor, Flores is a member of the Liberal Party.These elections, probably the cleanest in Honduran history, reflected the maturing of Honduras' democratic institutions.Upon taking office on January 27, 1998, Flores inaugurated programs of reform and modernization of the Honduran Government and economy, with emphasis on helping Honduras' poorest citizens while maintaining the country's fiscal health and improving international competitiveness.support to help with a severe economic recession and with the threat posed by the revolutionary Sandinista government in Nicaragua amid a brutal civil war in El Salvador