Presidential candidate Nasralla casts doubt on electoral council's preliminary count

Record ID: 2294746

  • Title: Presidential candidate Nasralla casts doubt on electoral council's preliminary count
  • Date: 1st December 2025
  • Summary: TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS (DECEMBER 1, 2025) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, SALVADOR NASRALLA, SHOWING MAP WITH ELECTORAL RESULTS NASRALLA ARRIVING AT PRESS CONFERENCE PEOPLE LISTENING TO NASRALLA NASRALLA SHOWING VOTING RECORDS FROM A POLLING STATION (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, SALVADOR NASRA
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  • Keywords: Honduras Salvador Nasralla candidate election politics president voting
  • Location: TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS
  • City: TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS
  • Country: Honduras
  • Topics: South America / Central America,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA001626101122025RP1
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  • Story Text:Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla questioned the integrity of preliminary election results in the early hours of Monday (December 1), alleging the vote count had been manipulated by the ruling LIBRE party.
    "We understand that the CNE's result is a result manipulated by the LIBRE Party," Nasralla said, referring to the National Electoral Council.
    He claimed the first representative to join the electoral body's counting process was from LIBRE who had said they would not accept the preliminary results transmission system.
    Preliminary results with just over 40% of votes counted showed Nasralla in second place with about 39%, trailing conservative National Party candidate Nasry Asfura, who had 41%. Former Defense Minister Rixi Moncada of the ruling LIBRE party was in third with 20%.
    The 67-year-old Asfura, a former Tegucigalpa mayor, has received backing from U.S. President Donald Trump, who posted on social media that he could work with Asfura to counter drug trafficking and warned that "if he doesn't win, the United States will not be throwing good money after bad".
    Whichever candidate wins a simple majority will govern Honduras between 2026 and 2030.
    The election has been marked by mutual fraud accusations among the three leading candidates and intense international scrutiny from the Organization of American States, which called for a process free of intimidation and political interference.
    (Production: Marvin Valladares, Liamar Ramos)
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