Overview
- Asfura was proclaimed with 40.27% of the vote to Salvador Nasralla’s 39.53%, a margin of about 0.74 points, with Rixi Moncada at 19.19%.
- The declaration followed a special scrutiny of 2,792 tally sheets after transmission failures, with roughly 15% of ballots counted by hand.
- The ruling was read by CNE members Ana Paola Hall and Cossette López with substitute Carlos Cardona as Marlon Ochoa dissented, denouncing an “electoral coup.”
- Nasralla and the governing Libre party rejected the outcome and said they will challenge it, and Congress president Luis Redondo questioned the declaration’s validity.
- International reactions included congratulations from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the EU, the OAS noting the result while lamenting an incomplete recount, and an inauguration scheduled for January 27, 2026.