Overview
- President Xiomara Castro directed National Police chief Gustavo Sánchez, Governance Minister Tomás Vaquero, and civil service director Russell Garay to execute the transfer of power.
- Castro reiterated she will not extend her mandate, framing the handover as a fulfillment of her legal duty.
- She cited Legislative Decree 58-2025 instructing the electoral authority to count ballots, even as the Constitutional Chamber’s amparo suspended related prosecutorial investigations.
- The outgoing president alleged serious irregularities, including foreign interference, failures in results transmission highlighted by 26 audio recordings, and the refusal to count 435 tally sheets tied to a key mayoral race.
- President-elect Nasry “Tito” Asfura is abroad on a U.S. tour to engage international financing organizations ahead of taking office.