The Uncertainty over who will preside over Honduras it deepened in the coming years Congress announced that it would not agree the results of the elections on November 30th. This warning added new controversy to a process marked by Delays and allegations of fraud. In this context The official announcement of the winner was interrupted.
The permanent commission of the Honduran Congress explained that will not accept the results published by the National Electoral Council (CNE) and argued that the process was conditioned by internal and external threats, as shown in Reuters.
Head of Parliament Luis Redondo assured this at a conference in Tegucigalpa The vote was “tainted” by the involvement of criminal structures and by external influences.
In Redondo’s own words: “The National Congress will not validate a contaminated process due to internal constraints criminal organizations linked to drug traffickingGangs like MS-13 and Barrio 18much less external pressure and the direct violation of voter freedom”.
A report from Reuters pointed out that this statement This was officially announced at the CNE headquarters in parallel with the resumption of the examwhere monitors showed the progress of the count after three days of lockdown.
The verification of the votes took eleven days without a final result being reached. That delay led to accusations of an “electoral coup,” a phrase used by the Congressional Commission itself, which also questioned what qualified as “Interference” from US President Donald Trump.
He Civil servicerepresented by the LIBRE party, He realized from the start that he had no chance prevail in the competition, that is decided to support the liberal candidate Salvador Nasralla. The TV presenter and politician claimed that the delays and discrepancies in the transmission of the minutes were due to irregularities and reiterated that he was the winner.
Political analyst Henry Salinas, quoted by Reutersexplained that the Congress could only intervene directly if two of the three CNE council members refused to certify the result before December 30th.
“The ball is in the National Electoral Council’s court,” he explained, emphasizing that the legislature’s position has no immediate impact on the process.
Compared to the last cut published by the CNE and The exam is more than 99% completethe conservative candidate Nasry Asfura appeared with a Advantage of about 40,000 votes about Nasrallah. LIBRE’s flag bearer, Rixi Moncada, was relegated to third place.
However, Inconsistencies found in approximately 15% of protocols would require re-examinationas they could change the end result. This figure, albeit partial, brought more uncertainty to the debate and raised suspicions of manipulation, as there was no constant update of the data for 24 hours, as explained from Reuters.
It didn’t take long for the citizens to react. Hundreds LIBRE supporters took to the streets in Tegucigalpa to demand a repeat vote.
The demonstrations They also focused on the facilities where voting materials were storeda sensitive point for the prosecutors of each party and for the technical supervision of the trial.
Meanwhile, international organizations called for faster delivery of results. The observation mission of The Organization of American States called for the review to proceed more quickly and without pressure.
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