Honduras defines president between left and right under threat from Trump

Eight hours after the end of voting, only 42.65% of the ballots were counted.

On the eve of the election, Trump warned that Washington will not “waste” resources in the impoverished Central American country if the National Party (PN) candidate, known to Hondurans as “Papi a la orden”, is not elected.

Nasralla, a 72-year-old television presenter and Liberal Party candidate, said he believed the result “will change.”

“It is impossible to determine the winner with the data we have,” said political analyst Carlos Cálix.

In the elections in the country with a history of electoral fraud and coups d’état, Hondurans must decide whether to renew confidence in their first left-wing government or whether they intend to follow in the footsteps of Bolivia and Argentina, whose president, Javier Milei, also announced support for Asfura.

Almost 6.5 million Hondurans were registered to choose who will succeed President Xiomara Castro in a single-round vote, which also defines deputies and mayors for four-year terms. The CNE did not disclose the participation rate.