REFILE: Honduras enters final stretch of presidential race amid U.S. warnings and rising tensions

Record ID: 2277524

  • Title: REFILE: Honduras enters final stretch of presidential race amid U.S. warnings and rising tensions
  • Date: 14th November 2025
  • Summary: TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS (NOVEMBER 13, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FREE PARTY REPRESENTATIVE, GILBERTO RIOS, IN HIS OFFICE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) FREE PARTY REPRESENTATIVE, GILBERTO RIOS, SAYING: "And today, as we are in power and have many more possibilities, it is even more feasible for us to win. We have more possibilities. We also have a good candidate who has run an
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  • Keywords: Candidates Honduras Interference Presidential election race Vote
  • Location: TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS
  • City: TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS
  • Country: Honduras
  • Topics: South America / Central America,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA007191213112025RP1
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  • Story Text: Honduras is bracing for its November 30 presidential elections under a cloud of political tension, with the United States closely monitoring the process and warning against any threats to democracy.
    With just two weeks until the general elections, the Central American nation is facing a political crisis as the governing left-wing party and the opposition exchange relentless accusations of plotting electoral fraud.
    Recent polls show a three-way technical tie among the leading candidates: television personality Salvador Nasralla of the right-wing Liberal Party, lawyer Rixi Moncada of the governing Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre), and businessman Nasry Asfura of the National Party.
    Escalating accusations have marked the campaign. Asfura claimed that President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Undersecretary Christopher Landau are closely watching the electoral process, interpreting this as a message from Washington to respect democratic principles. Meanwhile, Gilberto Rios, a Libre Party representative, accused "the entire right-wing" of attempting to sabotage the elections and invalidate results with U.S. backing. 
    Honduran citizens remain divided on the integrity of the process. Student Angel Ayestas expressed doubts about transparency, pointing to conflicts within the National Electoral Council. Merchant Blanca Rosa Avila called for honesty in the vote count, declaring, "The people rule."
    Meanwhile, the Organization of American States (OAS) expressed its concern on Tuesday (November 11) about the problems delaying preparations for the elections and called for guarantees for the electoral authorities.
    (Production: Marvin Valladares, Dessire Carrion, Hugo Monnet)
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