The Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Maria Corina Machadocongratulated this Monday Nasry “Tito” Asfuradeclared president-elect Hondurasand asserted that the new Honduran government could become an important ally for the political transition in Venezuela, in a context marked by questions about the Honduran electoral process.
“My love and appreciation goes out to the entire people of Honduras and I congratulate President-elect Tito Asfura on his victory“Machado wrote on the social network Xafter the Honduran National Electoral Council (CNE) confirmed the results of the November 30 elections.
The opposition leader reiterated that the election result “democratic calling“of Honduras and its”Choosing to contribute to a freer, wealthier and more secure hemisphere“In this context, he linked the result to the political situation in Venezuela and claimed that”The liberation of Venezuela is essential for this“.
Machado also noted that he hopes for the new government of Asfura.as a fundamental ally for the transition” in Venezuela. “On behalf of Venezuelans, I wish you success and reaffirm our support.” Very soon we will build strong relations between our two free and democratic nations,” he said.
He National Electoral Council of Honduras declared last Wednesday Asfura, the leader of the National Partyas elected president, upon completion of the 99.93% of protocols were reviewed. According to official information, the conservative candidate has achieved this 40.27% of the voteswith a difference of 0.74 percentage points to his main rival Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Party.
The close result and a series of incidents during the counting extended the electoral process by several weeks and created a climate of political uncertainty. The exam was influenced by Delays in publishing resultsComplaints from Threats against two CNE consultants And internal divisions factors within the electoral body that affected the credibility of the process.
Political tensions heightened following public support from the President of the United States, Donald Trumpon Asfura’s candidacy. The ruling Freedom and Refoundation Party (Libre) described this statement as “foreign interference” in the internal affairs of Honduras, while opposition sectors defended the legitimacy of the result announced by the electoral body.
The institutional calendar marks a new critical point for the process. The legal deadline for announcing the final results is Tuesday, December 30th. In this context, the CNE is working against time to conduct a special exam and officially announce the winners of the outstanding positions, including mayor and deputy.
Electoral authorities warned that the case would be referred to parliament if the process was not completed within the set deadline. The President of the National Congress, Luis Redondo, leader of the Free Party, indicated that the Permanent Commission could convene the legislative plenary session to “the examination of each Vote Receiving Board (JRV)“.
This scenario creates a new focus of controversy. Opposition sectors described the eventual parliamentary intervention as unconstitutional and warned of the risk of greater political polarization in the Central American country at a time when the country hopes to conclude one of the most contentious electoral processes in recent years.
(With information from EFE)
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