Overview
- Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru and the Dominican Republic issued a joint communiqué rejecting President Xiomara Castro’s order for a general recount.
- The statement reaffirms recognition of the CNE proclamation naming Nasry Asfura president-elect and notes validation by international observation missions.
- Castro’s decree mandates a voto por voto review of nearly 20,000 polling tables and orders reprocessing of excluded tally sheets: 306 presidential, 2,620 legislative and 1,848 municipal.
- The decree followed approval by Honduras’s legislature for a recount, escalating a power clash with the electoral authority.
- The eight governments condemned recent political violence and urged respect for democratic order, a peaceful transition and dialogue.