US EditionConservative Asfura leads Honduras presidential elections, preliminary results show
Nasry Asfura leads with 40.1% in a polarized election marked by accusations of fraud and slow result reporting, with over 6.5 million Hondurans voting, officials said.
- TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 2- Honduran electoral workers began hand counting vote tallies two days after the election as Ana Paola Hall declared a technical tie.
- Preliminary digital tallies showed Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasralla each just under 40%, with Asfura only 515 votes ahead, while online results portal outages prompted manual checks.
- Rixi Moncada of the LIBRE Party presidential candidate trailed in third with 19% and accused other parties of manipulation, while the Organization of American States observed high turnout and normal voting on Sunday.
- Trump's social media posts backed Nasry Asfura and alleged without evidence that Honduras was "trying to change the results," warning `If they do there will be hell to pay!`.
- On Monday, former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was released from a U.S. prison after Donald Trump urged voters to back Nasry Asfura and promised a pardon.
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The technical tie between presidential candidates Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasralla keeps many Hondurans skeptical.
Honduras presidential race deadlocked as Trump makes unsubstantiated fraud claims
Honduras's presidential election remained virtually tied late on December 1 with two conservative candidates separated by just 515 votes, as officials urged patience whilst they complete a hand count of ballots.
The Honduran National Electoral Council revealed that Asfura, an ex-autarca of 67 years, led the race against Nasralla, 72 years old, for only 515 votes, after 57% of the urinary population.
The election is on Messer's edge, as right-wing candidate Nasry "Tito" Asfura and the centrist Salvador Nasralla are exactly the same in the most recent counting of votes.
"If they do, they will pay a very high price," the US president said without presenting any evidence for his claim.
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