Overview
- The electoral council declared Nasry Asfura president‑elect on December 24 with 40.26% to Salvador Nasralla’s 39.55%, a margin of a little over 26,000 votes.
- Nasralla filed a petition for a special review and recount of unreviewed tally sheets, and the Electoral Justice Tribunal said it will admit any request that meets legal requirements after seeking CNE documentation within 48 hours.
- The special scrutiny of 2,792 tally sheets was delayed by technical failures, administrative problems, disputes among CNE counselors, and confrontations between party scrutineers.
- EU and OAS observer missions endorsed the overall integrity of the process, while Honduras’s attorney general announced steps to investigate alleged electoral irregularities.
- Asfura’s National Party won 49 of 128 congressional seats against 41 for the Liberals and 35 for Libre, leaving him dependent on alliances ahead of a planned January 27 inauguration unless the court challenge succeeds.