The candidate of the conservative Liberal Party, Salvador Nasrallareduced this Friday the advantage of Nasry ‘Tito’ Asfuraof the National Party and supported by the president of the United States, donald trumpin a tight recount of the November 30 general elections in Honduras.
According to the National Electoral Council (CNE), with 99.85% of the minutes counted, the margin in favor of Asfura was reduced from more than 40,000 to 20,003 votes around 9:00 p.m. local time (03:00 GMT on Saturday).
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The adjustment in the figures, which places Asfura with 40.24% (1,341,766 votes) compared to 39.64% for Nasralla (1,321,763), occurs on the second day of the special scrutiny of 2,792 minutes that began late last Thursday.
The delay in the special count, initially scheduled for the 13th, is due to a combination of administrative obstacles, the absence of party delegates at the verification tables and pending tasks on the technological platform, according to the CNE.
In third position, with 19.12% (637,765 votes), is the candidate of the ruling Freedom and Refoundation Party (Libre), Rixi Moncada, who has requested the complete annulment of the elections, in which Hondurans voted to elect the person who will succeed the president. Xiomara Castronext January 27, 2026.
This combination of images shows the presidential candidate of the National Party of Honduras, Nasry Asfura; and the Honduran presidential candidate of the liberal opposition party, Salvador Nasralla. Photo: MARVIN RECINOS / AFP
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The special scrutiny is being carried out in response to complaints of inconsistencies made by Nasralla and the Free Party, which also demand a “vote by vote” count of the total of the minutes, a request that the electoral body rejected alleging legal impediments.
The electoral authority said on Wednesday that current legislation prevents carrying out a “vote-by-vote” recount on a national scale without just cause, and warned that accessing a generalized recount at the presidential level would set a precedent for other elective levels, “denaturing the scrutiny system” and would force the institution to “act outside the law.”
The CNE has not specified the end date of the count, which is carried out in the presence of national and international observers, although the organization has until December 30 to release the official results.
