Overview
- The National Electoral Council certified Nasry Asfura’s victory three weeks after the vote following a final recount of contested tally sheets.
- Official results show Asfura with 40.1% of the vote, Salvador Nasralla with 39.53%, and Rixi Moncada with 19.19%.
- Nasralla and Moncada alleged fraud after technical disruptions during the initial count, while OAS and EU missions said they observed no serious irregularities.
- U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, endorsed the outcome as clear, and President Donald Trump both campaigned for Asfura and pardoned ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández.
- Asfura, a 67-year-old former Tegucigalpa mayor and construction entrepreneur, pledges infrastructure-led growth and a pivot toward Taiwan, with inauguration set for January 27.