Overview
- The National Electoral Council named Nasry Asfura president elect with 40.27% of the vote to Salvador Nasralla’s 39.53%, a lead of about 0.74 percentage points after a 24‑day tally.
- Officials say the special scrutiny of 305 remaining tally sheets is paralyzed due to a scrutineer boycott, with final declarations legally due by December 30.
- Libre leaders allege fraud, demand a vote‑by‑vote recount, and called a Monday protest at the INFOP site in Tegucigalpa as the capital’s mayoral result remains contested.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio phoned Asfura to congratulate him and praise alignment on security and economic goals, following President Donald Trump’s public backing and the pardon of ex‑president Juan Orlando Hernández.
- Asfura’s team plans a modest January 27 inauguration inside Parliament rather than the National Stadium, while tensions around the count have included a December 23 explosive attack that injured National Party activists outside the logistics center.