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Honduras' Asfura to Take Office After Razor-Thin Election
Nasry Asfura won by a narrow margin amid months of electoral chaos and U.S. involvement and pledged to combat poverty, corruption, and revive the economy.
- In Tegucigalpa, Nasry Asfura will be sworn in as president on Tuesday, serving until January 2030 after a razor-thin victory of 26,000 votes.
- After a razor-thin victory of 26,000 votes, he won over centrist Salvador Nasralla following months of electoral chaos and a last-minute endorsement from U.S. President Donald Trump.
- He pledged to fight poverty, corruption and crime and to revive the economy in one of the hemisphere's poorest countries, and is expected to stress public health and investment in his inaugural address on Tuesday.
- Governing will require buy-in to ratify treaties or amend the constitution as Asfura enters office facing a delicate balancing act despite his party holding a simple majority.
- He pledged to restore ties with Taiwan, a move that would be a major setback for China, while Washington said it aims to start trade talks `as soon as possible`; a World Bank/PAHO/Lancet report highlights Honduras' fragile health system.
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By Anabella González, CNN en Español The elected president of Honduras, Nasry Asfura, assumes the presidency on January 27 with no time to lose. They weigh on him not only the tight margin with which he was declared the winner of the election after a controversial vote vote vote, but also the economic challenges in a country with more than 60% poverty, weak institutions and a widespread claim against corruption. Widely backed by the president of…
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Honduran President-elect Nasry 'Tito' Asfura, leader of the conservative National Party, will take power in place of Xiomara Castro, the country's first woman to come to the presidency and who does not recognize him as his successor.
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