"Nasry "Tito" Asfura of the right-wing National Party and Liberal Party contender Salvador Nasralla maintain a "technical tie" in the country's elections, Honduras' electoral body said. Asfura, backed by US President Donald Trump, only held a lead of 515 votes over Nasralla, National Electoral Council head Ana Paola Hall posted on her X account. A manual count of the votes will now take place, Hall said. The winner with a simple majority will govern the Central American country from 2026 to 2030."
"Earlier, Trump intervened in the close presidential race by threatening to cut aid to the country if his favored candidate, Asfura, is not successful. Trump also announced that he would pardon a former President Juan Orlando Hernandez. Honduras could be the next country in Latin America, after Argentina and Bolivia, to lurch to the right after years of leftist rule."
Nasry "Tito" Asfura and Salvador Nasralla are separated by a 515-vote margin, prompting the National Electoral Council to order a manual recount. The winner with a simple majority will serve as president from 2026 to 2030. Former president Juan Orlando Hernandez received a promised pardon announcement from Donald Trump, who also threatened to withhold US aid if Asfura does not win. Three main candidates—Asfura of the National Party, Rixi Moncada of the ruling Libre party, and Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Party—are neck-and-neck in polls. Voting stations opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 5 p.m.
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