National Party presidential candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura, supported by United States President Donald Trump, received the most votes in Honduras’ presidential election. The country’s electoral body confirmed Asfura’s victory this Wednesday (24/12), Christmas Eve.
The National Electoral Council (CNE), the country’s electoral authority, said Nasry Asfura received 40.3% of the vote, while Salvador Nasralla had 39.5%. Conservative Asfura will replace progressive Xiomara Castro.
Voting in the North American country took place on November 30, but technical problems and allegations of fraud delayed the process. The next day, the CNE interrupted the count due to errors and announced that it would resume the next day. Trump later took to social media saying it was “essential” that the Commission complete the vote count.
“It appears that Honduras is attempting to manipulate the results of its presidential election. If this happens, it will be a huge scandal,” Trump wrote. “The count was stopped when only 47% of the votes had been counted. It is essential that the Commission finishes counting the votes. Hundreds of thousands of Hondurans need their votes counted.”
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“Narco-State”
The elections are taking place in a tense context. Since 2022, Honduras has lived under a permanent state of emergency, established to try to contain the expansion of gangs and drug trafficking. However, in many regions, gang authority remains stronger than that of the state.
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