"Very few in this Central American country expected the election to be decided vote by vote due to a virtual tie between the two right-wing candidates: the liberal Salvador Nasralla and the nationalist Nasry Asfura. Nasralla has declared himself the winner on social media and presented data from his party that gives him an advantage over his opponent, but Asfura has opted for caution."
"On Monday night U.S. President Donald Trump, who had endorsed Asfura ahead of the Sunday election, used social media to sow doubt about the vote count. Contrary to his administration's official position, which has called for patience, he posted: Looks like Honduras is trying to change the results of their Presidential Election. If they do, there will be hell to pay!"
Preliminary general election results in Honduras produced surprise as a virtual tie emerged between Salvador Nasralla and Nasry Asfura, necessitating a vote-by-vote count. Nasralla declared himself the winner using party data while Asfura remained cautious. Electoral authorities urged calm and patience, with Ana Paola Hall calling to wait until all ballots are counted. U.S. President Donald Trump, who had endorsed Asfura, posted on social media alleging attempts to change results and warning of consequences. The capital Tegucigalpa remained largely normal despite earlier unrest fears; some businesses stayed closed and ministers, including Education Minister Daniel Sponda, began resigning after accepting defeat.
Read at english.elpais.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]