"Nasry "Tito" Asfura of the right-wing National Party and Liberal Party contender Salvador Nasralla maintain a "technical tie" in the country's elections, Honduras' electoral body said. Asfura, backed by US President Donald Trump, only held a lead of 515 votes over Nasralla, National Electoral Council head Ana Paola Hall posted on her X account. A manual count of the votes will now take place, Hall said."
"Earlier, Trump intervened in the close presidential race by threatening to cut aid to the country if his favored candidate, Asfura, is not successful. Trump also announced that he would pardon a former President Juan Orlando Hernandez. Who are the candidates for the next president of Honduras? Honduras could be the next country in Latin America, after Argentina and Bolivia, to lurch to the right after years of leftist rule."
"Polls show three candidates neck-and-neck in the race to succeed leftist President Xiomara Castro, whose husband, Manuel Zelaya, also led the country before being toppled in a 2009 coup. Trump-backed Asfura, 60-year-old lawyer Rixi Moncada from the ruling Libre party, and 72-year-old TV host Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Party are the leading candidates to become the next president of Honduras."
Nasry "Tito" Asfura and Salvador Nasralla are in a technical tie with Asfura holding a 515-vote lead, prompting the National Electoral Council to order a manual recount. The winner with a simple majority will govern Honduras from 2026 to 2030. US President Donald Trump publicly backed Asfura, threatened to cut aid if Asfura does not win, and announced he would pardon former President Juan Orlando Hernandez. Polls show three leading candidates neck-and-neck to succeed leftist President Xiomara Castro: Trump-backed Asfura, 60-year-old lawyer Rixi Moncada of the ruling Libre party, and 72-year-old TV host Salvador Nasralla.
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