"It hurt me because I was winning by a much larger margin, Nasralla, 72, told the Reuters news agency on Thursday in an exclusive interview. Trump has cast a long shadow over the closely fought election to decide the next president of the Central American country. The US president alleged without proof that Sunday's otherwise peaceful vote was fraudulent after early and incomplete results showed a technical tie between Nasralla and Asfura."
"Looks like Honduras is trying to change the results of their Presidential Election, Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday. If they do, there will be hell to pay! The US president has previously threatened to cut off aid to Honduras if Asfura did not win, and said there would be hell to pay if officials tampered with election results."
"As of Thursday evening, election authorities said they had counted 87 percent of the ballots, but 17 percent of the ballots showed inconsistencies and are under review, according to Reuters. They have until December 30 to submit their final results, Reuters said. Polls on Thursday gave Asfura a small lead of 40.27 percent against Nasralla's 39.38 percent, according to Reuters, but experts say the outcome is still unpredictable."
Centrist Salvador Nasralla, 72, accused US President Donald Trump of election interference and blamed Trump's endorsement of conservative Nasry Asfura and labeling him a borderline communist for costing votes. Trump alleged fraud without evidence after early and incomplete results showed a technical tie and warned of consequences on Truth Social while previously threatening to cut off aid and issuing a pardon for former President Juan Orlando Hernandez. Election authorities reported 87 percent of ballots counted, with 17 percent showing inconsistencies under review and a December 30 deadline for final results. Polls show Asfura narrowly leading and the outcome remains unpredictable.
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