More than 36 hours after the polls closed in the elections General elections in Honduras November 30, the country is still in a state of anticipation before a Frozen presidential audit Which raises more and more doubts. The National Electoral Council (CNE) stopped sharing results at 10 p.m. Monday with only 57% of minutes were processed.
The official story is that the system has “collapsed” and counting continues manually. Although CNE President Cosette Lopez attributed the delay to technical malfunctions, citizens are responding. Doubts due to the opacity of the processIn a country marked by fraud scandals in the past elections.
In this case, the conservative candidate Nasri “Tito” Asfourafrom the National Party, will take the lead with 39.91% (749,022 votes) One The minimum benefit is only 515 votes About liberalism Salvador Nasrallahwith 39.89% (748,507 votes). The official nominee will be a distant third. Rexy Moncadafrom the leftist party Libertad y Refoundación (Libre), with the 19.16% (359,584 votes). With a register of 6.5 million voters, it is estimated that this is the case Only 2.8 million He went to the polls, near A 43%.
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Donald Trump’s interference raises suspicions
The electoral process is ambiguous Allegations of foreign interferenceSpecifically from the President of the United States, Donald TrumpWho openly supported Asfora: he called him “the only true friend of freedom in Honduras” and promised “a lot of support” to combat “Drug communists“.
But Trump himself announced his intention to do so last Friday Pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez (National Party) was sentenced today to B 45 years in prison In the United States for drug trafficking.
Honduras, Venezuela, and the hour that begins for Trump
All this happens within a framework Escalating US military pressure in the Caribbeansupposedly seeking to combat drug trafficking from Venezuela. There are many critical voices pointing out the double standards of oppression Nicolas Maduro As an alleged drug dealer while convicts convicted by justice are pardoned.
On Monday, Trump escalated tensions by accusing the National Election Commission of “trying to change the results.” He threatened “severe consequences” If counting is not resumed transparently.
Complaints of irregularities raise the specter of fraud and accidents
As hours pass without news, the atmosphere becomes more tense. On social networks, Nasrallah — who in 2017 reported the alleged fraud against him — shared Special estimates put him as a winnerclaiming strengths in Curtis County, the most populous in the country.
Rexy Moncadathe candidate endorsed by the current president Xiomara CastroHe confirmed that 543,478 of the votes counted were missing Biometric control It is regulatory in the country, and his team will challenge the results due to possible violations. “The elections were not lost,” he declared. to retreat freeThe party founded by the former president Manuel Zelaya This is due to social discontent with the stagnant economy, persistent corruption, and mass immigration to the United States, which was exacerbated by the economic crisis. Hurricanes And extreme poverty.
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he United States Department of State He asked for “patience” and the request was supported Organization of American States (Organization of American States) to speed up the vote counting process. Many analysts warn that such a narrow outcome, associated with such a suspicious delay, could quickly lead to… Protests and riotsAs happened after the 2017 presidential elections.
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