"The latest vote count has Trump's favoured right-wing candidate Nasry Asfura just 515 ballots ahead of his rival. United States President Donald Trump has lashed out as Honduras announced that it is to conduct a manual count of votes cast in the November 30 presidential election. The National Electoral Council (CNE) called for patience on Tuesday as it launched the count."
"Trump, who in the run-up to the vote had threatened to cut off aid to Honduras if National Party candidate Asfura were not elected, responded with a post on his Truth Social platform that claimed the CNE had abruptly stopped counting the votes. He insisted that it was imperative that the officials finish the count and that democracy must prevail."
"In the latest update, CNE head Ana Paola Hall said Trump-backed right-wing candidate Nasry Asfura was leading centrist rival Salvador Nasralla by just 515 votes after 57 percent of the ballots had been counted. Faced with this technical tie, we must remain calm, be patient, and wait for the CNE to finish counting, she said. Subsequently, the special counting process will be carried out in order to finalise the general count."
Officials have begun a manual count of votes from the November 30 presidential election in Honduras after a partial digital tally produced a technical tie. With 57 percent of ballots counted, Nasry Asfura led Salvador Nasralla by 515 votes. The National Electoral Council urged calm and patience while it completes the count and then carries out a special counting process to finalise results. President Donald Trump vocally backed Asfura, threatened to cut aid if Asfura lost, and accused officials on social media of attempting to change the outcome. Problems with the results website have complicated the process.
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