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Honduras Restarts Vote Reporting as Asfura Edges Ahead, 14% of Tallies Flagged for Review

Officials resumed updates after technical fixes, with disputed tally sheets moving to verification that could lead to a special recount.

Members of the military screen employees entering the National Electoral Council (CNE) facility as the vote count in the November 30 presidential election resumes after being suspended for three days, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Leonel Estrada
Supporters of the ruling party LIBRE, Liberty and Refoundation, cheer their presidential candidate Rixi Moncada, center top, at the party's headquarters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Supporters of Honduran presidential candidate Rixi Moncada of the ruling Libertad y Refundación (LIBRE) party attend a press conference at the Libre Party branch in Tegucigalpa on December 7, 2025. The ruling Libre party rejected Honduras’s presidential elections on Sunday over alleged US ‘interference,’ while the release of the vote count remained stalled for the second consecutive day, according to various sources. (Photo by Orlando SIERRA / AFP)
Screens show the results of the ongoing vote count of Sunday's presidential election at a National Electoral Council facility in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Overview

  • With about 89% of ballots now tallied, Nasry Asfura has 40.21% to Salvador Nasralla’s 39.50%, a lead of just over 20,000 votes, according to the CNE.
  • Roughly 14% of tally sheets show inconsistencies and will be reviewed following failures in the results-transmission system detected before and after election day.
  • Election authorities outlined a verification path that could trigger a special recount, noting 7,776 problematic tally sheets, including 2,294 for the presidential race.
  • The CNE authorized a repeat vote in San Antonio de Flores, where polling stations failed to open on Nov. 30, and its 4,996 registered voters will be added to the final count.
  • LIBRE demanded annulment and announced protests, while Nasralla alleged vote subtraction and thousands of serious errors; international observers urged faster, transparent reporting.