Juan Fernando Lobo

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Juan Fernando Lobo Pineda (born 31 January 1973 in Tegucigalpa) is a Honduran publicist, television host and politician, currently acts as deputy of the National Congress of Honduras representing the National Party for Francisco Morazán. [1] He is nephew of the President Porfirio Lobo Sosa.

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