Honduran Centrist Salvador Nasralla Maintains Slim Lead Amid Count Delays

Описание: Honduran Centrist Salvador Nasralla Maintains Slim Lead Amid Count Delays

Honduran centrist candidate Salvador Nasralla held a razor-thin lead over conservative rival Nasry Asfura as the presidential vote count entered its fourth day, repeatedly delayed by technical outages in the tabulation system. With 80.29% of ballots counted, Nasralla had 40.23%, fewer than 14,000 votes ahead of Trump-backed Asfura, who stood at 39.69%, while LIBRE candidate Rixi Moncada trailed with 19.01%. System failures and maintenance shutdowns—criticized by electoral officials as “inexcusable”—have fueled tensions in an already contentious race marked by allegations of fraud from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has offered no evidence. Election observers from the EU and OAS have urged patience as officials continue hand-counting thousands of ballots after earlier flaws left 20% of votes unprocessed. Preliminary results showed Asfura slightly ahead, but Nasralla overtook him as counts were updated.

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