Three days before the elections. National Electoral Council (CNE) It continues without announcing the winner of the presidency HondurasAmidst intense competition between… Salvador Nasrallahfrom the Liberal Party, and Nasri “Tito” AsfouraFrom the National Party, supported by Donald Trump.
with 74% of minutes were processed“, Nasrallah records 959,670 votes (40.22%)followed closely by Asfoura, who adds 946,462 votes (39.67%). The difference is slightly more than 13,000 votes, after vote counting resumed on Tuesday following a technical malfunction in the disclosure system.
At a greater distance is the official candidate Rexy Moncadafrom the Liberal Party, with 454,350 votes (19.04%)After he stated that he did not consider the elections a “loser.”
As of Tuesday afternoon, Asfoura had been leading the tally since election night itself by only 500 votes, a virtual technical tie. Reactivating the count changed the scenario and put Nasrallah in the lead, although the gap was still narrow.
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Taiwan confirmed its readiness to restore diplomatic relations with Honduras
Taiwanese Foreign Minister, Lin Xia LungShe stated on Wednesday that the island is ready to restore diplomatic relations with Honduras on an… “Equality” and “reciprocity”.
He pointed out that the two main candidates for the presidency in Honduras are holding “Friendly” attitudes towards Taipei He noted that the Central American country is continuing the vetting process after Sunday’s elections.
Both Asfoura and Nasrallah expressed their readiness for this during the campaign Restoring relations with Taiwanwas suspended in March 2023 during the government of Xiomara Castro, and to deepen the relationship with the United States and Israel.
Lin explained, in statements compiled by the agency CNATaiwan will closely monitor the situation and maintain… “open attitude” To negotiate with the future President of Honduras.
After separating from Honduras and Nauru in 2024, the island retains the recognition of twelve countries, seven of which are in Latin America and the Caribbean, in the context of increasing diplomatic pressure from China, which considers Taiwan an “integral part” of its territory.
Nasrallah announced that former President Juan Orlando Hernandez should be tried in Honduras after Trump pardoned him
Salvador NasrallahThe presidential candidate for the Honduran Liberal Party told the media CNN That former president Juan Orlando Hernandez He must be tried in Honduras after his release under the pardon granted by the President of the United States. Donald Trump.
As he explained, Hernandez’s release is consistent with decisions made outside the country.
“His trial, imprisonment, and now his release are facts from another country. These are not things that the Honduran state did. Nasrallah said in the program: “He is indebted to the Honduran state, and when there is impartial justice and not subject to party control, Honduras will prosecute him according to the rules.” Conclusions.
The candidate stressed that if he wins the presidency, he will preserve the independence of the judiciary and reactivate the extradition treaty with the United States, which remains in effect until February 6.I will appeal the extradition treaty they had until 02/06. Here you see clean handsNasrallah said.
Salvador Nasrallah celebrated the trend in his favor after the latest update of the results in Honduras
The liberal candidate thanked the voters and expressed his confidence that the difference could widen as the process of sorting and sending the minutes progresses.
Governor Salvador NasrallahThe Liberal Party edged out its rival on Tuesday Nasri “Tito” AsfouraThe presidential candidate for the National Party, supported by Donald Trump, was announced after the Electoral College resumed the preliminary results of the November 30 elections, following a technical malfunction in the detection system.
European observers criticized the slowness and technical failure in vote counting in Honduras
the European Union Election Observation Mission The Ministry of the Environment/European Union warned on Tuesday in Tegucigalpa that the audit process in Honduras was characterized by… “Slowness and lack of institutional coordinationPointing out that technical and communications problems after the closing of the polls affected the transparency of the elections.
head of mission, Francisco AssisHe explained that the internal division of the National Electoral Council and weak coordination led to significant delays in the progress of the official counting process and uncertainty about the results.
“There is no doubt that the dispersion of responsibilities and the absence of coherent public communication affected the credibility of the National Elections CommissionAssis announced.
The EU’s initial report highlighted that although voting was peaceful in most centres, slow counting and lengthy issues on the CNE website meant that at times parties and citizens were left without updated information until the system was reactivated around 1pm on Tuesday.
The mission recommended strengthening coordination and institutional transparency to avoid information gaps that could affect the legitimacy of the process in the upcoming elections.