Overview
- President Xiomara Castro signed a Congress-backed decree mandating a vote-by-vote recount for the presidency, legislative and municipal races, citing excluded tally sheets across all levels.
- The decree orders the National Electoral Council to carry out the process and authorizes Congress to conduct the recount if the electoral authority refuses.
- The U.S. State Department warned of severe consequences for any illegal reversal of the November 30 election results and urged an immediate special scrutiny.
- Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru and the Dominican Republic issued a joint statement rejecting the recount decree and recognizing Asfura as president-elect based on the CNE proclamation.
- Political tensions intensified after an explosive attack injured opposition deputy Gladis Aurora López, as Castro separately restored the U.S. extradition treaty ahead of the planned January 27 transfer of power.