Overview
- The OAS mission reported no signs that would call the preliminary results into question, and EU observers likewise said they saw no irregularities affecting the tally.
- The CNE said it will review voting records flagged as inconsistent after IT outages interrupted tabulation, yet the audit has not begun because the Liberal Party is insisting on a full recount.
- Conservative candidate Nasry Asfura holds a lead of under two percentage points over Salvador Nasralla, who alleges fraud benefiting his rival.
- The electoral authority faces a December 30 deadline to proclaim a winner, and the Armed Forces pledged to ensure the January 27 transfer of power.
- President Donald Trump publicly backed Asfura, warned of serious consequences if a pro-Asfura result changed, and pardoned ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández; small, mostly peaceful protests were reported in Tegucigalpa.