Overview
- The electoral authority certified National Party candidate Nasry Asfura president-elect with about 40.1% to Salvador Nasralla’s 39.5%, with Rixi Moncada at 19.2%.
- Only two of three council members backed the ruling after weeks of verification that included hand recounts of roughly 15% of ballots.
- Congressional leader Luis Redondo and the governing Libre party rejected the announcement as an “electoral coup” and have called for protests.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio congratulated Asfura and urged all sides to respect the confirmed results to enable a peaceful transfer of power.
- President Donald Trump openly supported Asfura, attacked the election authority, threatened to withhold U.S. aid, and pardoned ex‑president Juan Orlando Hernández.