Overview
- The National Electoral Council’s plenary named Nasry Asfura president-elect following the November 30 vote.
- The final tally placed Asfura at about 40.3% to Salvador Nasralla’s 39.5%, a margin of roughly 0.74 percentage points.
- The certification came after weeks of delays, technical problems with the online count, and a hand review of roughly 2,700–2,800 flagged tally sheets.
- Nasralla and the ruling LIBRE party allege fraud and say they will contest the outcome, while Congress president Luis Redondo called the declaration an “electoral coup.”
- Washington welcomed the result, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging respect for the count, as President Trump’s endorsement of Asfura and pardon of ex-leader Juan Orlando Hernández drew accusations of interference.