Impatience grows in Honduras over stalled reporting of election results

8/12/2025 11:59

Impatience grew in Honduras on Sunday as electoral officials failed to provide an update on the results of the November 30 national elections for over 48 hours, with the presidential race still far too close to call.



In the latest results released on Friday, Nasry Asfura of the National Party led with 40.19%, less than 20,000 votes ahead of centrist rival Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Party, who stood at 39.49% with 88% of ballots tallied.



Rixi Moncada of the ruling leftist Libre Party trailed far behind with 19.30%. Some 14% of ballots showed inconsistencies, officials said, and would be reviewed.



There have been no updates to these results over the weekend, testing residents' patience as the presidency hangs in the balance.



On Sunday, Moncada demanded the elections be annulled and said the party was calling on its supporters to take part in marches, strikes, and sit-ins to protest what she has called election fraud.