US EditionTrump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras’ presidential vote
Nasry Asfura won with 40.27% of the vote after a contentious count and Trump’s endorsement; opposition alleges fraud amid a narrow 0.74% margin, electoral council confirmed.
- On Wednesday, Honduran electoral authorities declared Trump-backed Nasry Asfura the winner of the national presidential election, ending a weeks-long count that eroded confidence in the system.
- Stalled for more than three weeks, the count lagged as the Organization of American States Secretary General Albert Rambin urged completion before the Dec. 30 deadline, while the Trump administration warned of consequences.
- From the Nov. 30 ballot, vote tallies show Asfura received 40.27% of the vote while Salvador Nasralla got 39.39%, and Asfura ran as Tegucigalpa's former mayor focusing on infrastructure.
- For incumbent President Xiomara Castro the outcome marked a political reckoning and a rebuke of LIBRE, while Salvador Nasralla alleged fraud and called for a full recount as officials contested results on Tuesday night.
- Lingering questions about the vote count mean electoral credibility concerns persist after a sluggish tally, while independent observers said LIBRE's rejection was decisive and the result continues Latin America regional trend rightward.
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Honduras: Fraud allegations erupt as Nasry Asfura proclaimed President-elect
Honduras' National Electoral Council (CNE) declared conservative businessman Nasry “Tito” Asfura as the president-elect after 24 days of political deadlock and a contentious vote count, with opposition leaders vowing to challenge the outcome.
Tegucigalpa. Conservative businessman Nasry Asfura of the National Party (PN), supported by U.S. President Donald Trump, was proclaimed President-elect of Honduras yesterday, three weeks after elections marked by allegations of fraud by the Liberal (PL) and the ruling Freedom and Refoundation (Free), who do not accept the result. President Xiomara Castro said she will remain in office until January 27 “not one day or one day less.”
Honduras.- The Hondurans woke up on Christmas day with the risk of a political crisis, after a presidential candidate began to question the election results after weeks of counting votes and allegations of fraud. One day before, the electoral authorities of Honduras had declared Nasry Asfura, a former mayor backed by President Donald Trump, as the elected president of the Central American nation of 10 million inhabitants.
Conservative businessman Nasry Asfura, who is backed by US President Donald Trump, was declared the winner of Honduras' presidential election on Wednesday, weeks after a highly contested election marred by delays and allegations of fraud.
Spain congratulates Trump-backed Honduras president-elect
Spain's leftist government on Thursday congratulated Honduran conservative Nasry Asfura, backed by US President Donald Trump, after he was declared the winner of the Central American country's disputed presidential elections.The national electoral council said Asfura defeated his main rival, conservative TV personality Salvador Nasralla, by less than one percentage point, weeks after the November 30...
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