Overview
- The electoral authority resumed updates after a multi‑day pause, with CNE president Ana Paola Hall citing completed technical fixes and an external audit.
- With about 97% of tally sheets processed, preliminary data show Nasry Asfura near 40.5% to Salvador Nasralla’s roughly 39.2%, a lead just over 42,000 votes.
- The ruling Libre party says it will not recognize the result and accuses U.S. President Donald Trump of interference, while calling for protests and a total annulment.
- Both the National and Liberal candidates claim their records indicate victory, yet neither has declared himself president‑elect.
- The CNE faces criticism over transmission failures despite a 4 billion‑lempira modernization and internal infighting, and it has until December 30 to certify final results.