Nasralla Takes Lead in Razor-Thin Honduras Presidential Race

With Honduras’s presidential election remaining too close to call, Salvador Nasralla of the center-right Liberal Party has taken the lead.

Nasry “Tito” Asfura—the candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump—has slid into second place.

According to the latest results released by Honduran election authorities, Nasralla leads with 39.96 percent of the vote to Asfura’s 39.80 percent. Rixi Moncada, candidate for the ruling LIBRE Party, is well behind both candidates with 19.19 percent of the vote.

About 30 percent of the votes remain uncounted. Currently, Nasralla leads by just over 8,000 votes or 0.16 percent.

In an earlier update from Honduras’s National Electoral Council, Asfura had been leading with about 500 votes, representing a practical tie.

The extended vote count for the Nov. 30 election, now dragging out to nearly 48 hours after polls closed, has prompted scrutiny of the integrity of the election.

In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump accused Honduran authorities of trying to “change the results” of the election, vowing that there would be “hell to pay” if the outcome were changed by manipulation or fraud.

Ahead of the vote, Trump threw his backing behind Asfura.

“Tito will be a Great President, and the United States will work closely with him in order to ensure the success, with all of its potential, of Honduras!” he wrote, adding “Make Honduras Great Again!” in capital letters.

The ultimate outcome of the election is unclear, as recent incidents and broader political instability in Honduras have led voters’ trust in their electoral authorities to plummet.

Moncada has not committed to accepting the official results.

The election was also shaken up in its final days by a video allegedly showing a high-ranking National Party politician discussing plans with an unidentified military officer to influence the election.

The National Party said the recordings were created using artificial intelligence.

The Honduran military has been criticized for asking the National Election Council to provide it with copies of the tally sheets on election day, which violates the country’s election laws.