The presidential candidate Nasry Asfura, of the conservative National Party -whom the President of the United States, Donald Trump, asked to support publicly-, leads the first counts of the general elections held this Sunday in Honduras, followed by Salvador Nasralla, of the Liberal Party, according to the preliminary results released by the National Electoral Council (CNE).
More than four hours after the closing of the voting centers and 34.25 percent of the tallies had been counted, Nasry Asfura obtained 530,073 votes, while Nasralla obtained 506,316, CNE councilors indicated on national television.
In third place is Rixi Moncada, of the ruling Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre, left), with 255,972 votes, said the CNE‘s president, Ana Paola Hall.
Hall highlighted the “civic spirit” demonstrated in the elections and ordered the Voting Boards to remain in their centers until the “transparent counting and transmission of all the tally sheets” corresponding to the different electoral levels had been completed.
Nasry Asfura, son of parents of Palestinian origin, received this week the public endorsement of Trump, who, in addition to requesting the vote for the conservative candidate, assured that “there will be a lot of support” for Honduras in case he wins.
Trump described Nasry Asfura as “the only true friend of freedom in Honduras” and said he sees the possibility of “working together to fight the narco-communists” and confront Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
If his victory is confirmed, Nasry Asfura would assume the Executive backed by the National Party, a party that accumulated wear and tear in the three periods it governed between 2010 and 2022 after being stained by allegations of corruption and alleged links with drug trafficking networks, according to investigations and media reports.
More than 6.5 million people turned out to elect the person who will succeed Xiomara Castro, who will finish her term on January 27, 2026.
They also voted for three presidential appointees (vice presidents), 128 deputies to the local Parliament, 20 to the Central American Parliament and 298 municipal corporations.
The scrutiny will continue in the next hours and the CNE warned that the final results will depend on the complete transmission of the tally sheets, which Hondurans will be able to follow in the electronic system of the electoral body.
With information from EFE
