"The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Honduras called for patience on Tuesday as it launched a manual count of votes in one of the closest presidential elections the country has seen in more than a decade a contest over which US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off aid to the country. Vote counting has been held up by technical difficulties with the results website."
"Trump has publicly endorsed Asfura and threatened to cut off United States aid to Honduras if his preferred candidate does not win. He has also accused CNE of trying to change the outcome by calling a technical tie at this stage, and doubled down on vague threats of retaliation in posts published on his Truth Social platform. Observers claim this is the latest example of Trump's attempts to meddle with the internal affairs of other countries several of which are in South America."
The National Electoral Council (CNE) launched a manual count after the November 30 presidential vote amid technical problems with the results website. Counting has been slowed by technical difficulties, leaving no official winner declared. Right-wing Nasry Asfura holds a narrow lead but the race remains a technical tie. Donald Trump publicly endorsed Asfura, accused the CNE of attempting to change the outcome, and threatened to cut off United States aid if his preferred candidate does not win. Observers view the interventions as examples of external meddling. Salvador Nasralla positions himself as a centrist reformer focused on rule of law and anti-corruption, while Rixi Moncada presents herself as defender of President Xiomara Castro's left-leaning legacy and has proposed democratising the economy.
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