US EditionTrump Accuses Honduras of ‘Trying to Change’ Outcome of Presidential Vote
Trump accused Honduran officials of manipulating vote counts in a tight race and warned of consequences, as 57% of votes showed a 515-vote lead for his endorsed candidate, CNE reported.
- On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump accused Honduran election officials of trying to change the presidential outcome and urged the National Electoral Commission to finish counting votes.
- The National Electoral Commission stopped its digital tally at midnight on November 30th and Ana Paola Hall, head of the National Electoral Council, appealed for patience as ballots were moved and manually checked.
- With 57 percent counted, Asfura led Nasralla by 500 votes, making the race extremely close, as the official count paused on November 30th.
- Days before the vote, Trump endorsed Nasry “Tito” Asfura and said, `If he doesn't win, the United States will not be throwing good money after bad`, while nearly 30,000 Honduran migrants have been deported since January.
- Preemptive fraud claims have raised fears of unrest, and a swing to the right could strengthen U.S. regional influence in Honduras, a country of 11 million where remittances were 27 percent of GDP last year.
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By CNN en Español In another instance of interference in a regional election, US President Donald Trump posted on social media last night alleging that Honduras was attempting to alter the results of Sunday's election. "It appears that Honduras is trying to change the results of its presidential election. If they do, there will be serious consequences!" Trump posted on his Truth Social network. This Monday, after a slow and controversial count, …
Donald Trump demanded the end of the count of votes and threatened Honduras with payment of a "high price" where an amendment was made to the result of the presidential elections in the country.
Trump accuses Honduras of ‘trying to change’ outcome of presidential vote
US President Donald Trump on Monday accused Honduras election officials of “trying to change” the outcome of the presidential vote after the race was too close to call in the digital preliminary results, and the remaining votes are being counted by hand. Trump, who has thrown his weight behind the conservative candidate, warned there will be “hell to pay” if he considers the final results manipulated.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump , has denounced on Monday an alleged attempt to "alter the results" of the presidential elections held this Sunday in Honduras, whose scrutiny was paralyzed due to a technical failure, according to the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Honduras. According to the president of the United States, this alleged rig would have a high cost, and has urged the CNE of Honduras to finish counting the votes…
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