Honduras Presidential Tally Frozen for Second Day as Asfura Holds Narrow Edge

Overview

• The National Electoral Council has not updated results for a second straight day, citing technical failures reported by council member Marlon Ochoa.
• With 88.6% of tally sheets processed, Nasry Asfura leads Salvador Nasralla 40.19% to 39.49%, with Libre’s Rixi Moncada in third at 19.30%.
• Ochoa says at least 5,000 transmitted tally sheets are registering zero in the system and an estimated 7,766 tally sheets remain unprocessed.
• Libre has called protests, strikes, and a December 13 extraordinary assembly, and urged officials not to cooperate with a power transition.
• Nasralla blames a contracted Colombian firm for the delays, while the Organization of American States urges the count to be accelerated.