Overview
- The electoral council certified Nasry Asfura with 40.26% of the vote, a margin of about 0.74 percentage points over Salvador Nasralla.
- The special scrutiny of 305 tally sheets identified with inconsistencies is paralyzed, with CNE officials blaming a boycott by Liberal and Libre representatives and stressing they will meet the December 30 legal deadline.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio phoned Asfura to congratulate him and highlighted alignment on U.S.–Honduras security cooperation and economic ties, according to a State Department statement.
- Libre leader Manuel Zelaya is demanding a vote-by-vote count in Tegucigalpa and has called supporters to mobilize at INFOP on Monday, as incumbent mayor Jorge Aldana claims he won and PN candidate Juan Diego Zelaya warns against political pressure on the CNE.
- Asfura’s team plans a simple January 27 swearing-in, even as tensions persist with threats reported against CNE officials and a recent attack outside an electoral facility.