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Asfura Edges Ahead in Honduras With 87% Counted as 17% of Tally Sheets Set for Review

The electoral council ordered checks following reporting failures, prolonging an already halting tally.

Overview

  • With about 87% of ballots processed, the electoral authority shows Nasry Asfura at roughly 40.27% and Salvador Nasralla at about 39.38%, a margin under one percentage point.
  • Results have seesawed for four days, with leads flipping as hand‑counted tallies arrive from around the country and the outcome still too close to call.
  • Public updates have been paused more than once due to outages on the ASD SAS platform, drawing rebukes from council members over unannounced maintenance and prompting demands for a technical fix.
  • Roughly 17% of tally sheets have been flagged for inconsistencies and will be reviewed, and ballots from remote areas are still being incorporated under a law that allows up to one month for certification.
  • President Donald Trump endorsed Asfura, alleged fraud without evidence, threatened consequences, and pardoned ex‑president Juan Orlando Hernández, while Nasralla claimed data manipulation and international observers urged calm.