Liberal Nasrallah defeats Trump’s bird in failed elections that lasted several days

Governor Salvador NasrallahOn Tuesday, he from the Liberal Party was able to overturn the counting process and win more than 10,000 votes over his competitor. Nasri Titus A birdaffiliated with the National Party, which enjoys the support of Donald Trump, after resuming the counting of the preliminary results of the elections in Honduras It was held last Sunday.

After counting 74.27%, Nasrallah received 952,029 votes (40.24%) compared to Asfoura, who received 938,052 votes (39.65%), that is, a difference of approximately 10,000 votes in favor of the National Party’s candidate for the presidential elections.

The official candidate remains at a distance, Rexy MoncadaFrom the left-wing Liberal Party, with 420,537 votes (19.04%), after it confirmed the previous day that it did not yet consider the elections a “loser” and denounced Alleged manipulation of results Playoffs.

Until the vote counting process is reactivated Tuesday afternoon. Asfoura led the preliminary results Since election night, there has been a difference of only 500 votes from Nasrallah, which showed a very close technical tie between the presidential candidates.

Now the standard-bearer of the Liberal Party has a greater advantage over his opponent, who enjoys popular support from the US President, who a few days before the November 30 elections asked voters to vote for Asfoura, describing him as a “rebel.” “A true friend of freedom in Honduras”.

These results, which are still preliminary in light of the absence of scrutiny of all the records, appear to put an end to the state of uncertainty that has prevailed in Honduras during the past 24 hours, after some events. Technical malfunctions in the disclosure service From the preliminary results.

Nasrallah indicated on Tuesday afternoon that the difference in votes would increase in the coming hours, and he expected that the National Electoral Council would announce him on Wednesday as the “elected president” of Honduras.

Hernandez released

On Tuesday, in addition to the lack of a clear winner in the elections, Hondurans woke up to news of the release of the former Honduran president. Juan Orlando Hernandez (2014-2022). The former president, imprisoned in an American prison, was released thanks to a pardon from Trump, just one year after he was sentenced to more than four decades in prison on charges of drug smuggling.

“He was president, and drugs were being sold in his country. Since he became president, they have persecuted him. It was a terrible witch hunt by (Joe) BidenA lot of people in Honduras asked me to do it, and I did it. “I feel very good about it,” Trump declared at a White House news conference.

The former Honduran president is still missing, and it is not known whether he will return to Honduras, as he is still facing investigations and his pardon has sparked controversy in the government.

Specifically, the Speaker of the Honduran Parliament, Luis Redondo, from the ruling Free Party, considered that this pardon sends a “devastating message” to justice and contradicts the law. The international battle against drug trafficking.

For her part, the wife of the former president expressed her excitement, Anna GarciaWho affirmed that Hernandez “was once again a free man” and thanked the US President for “a day he will never forget.”

On Sunday, more than 6.5 million Hondurans were eligible to elect the president who will succeed him Xiomara Castrowhose term will end on January 27, 2026, three presidential appointees (vice presidents), 128 deputies in the local parliament, 20 in the Central American Parliament, and 298 municipal corporations.