Trump-backed candidate Asfura declared new president of H...

What’s Happening

Real talk: Winning margin of 28,000 votes just dropped a month late but before review of all ‘inconsistent’ ballots was completed Donald Trump-backed candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura has been declared the winner of Honduras’s presidential election after a vote count that dragged on for almost a month and was marred by fraud allegations and criticism of interference by the U The rightwing Nasry ‘Tito’ Asfura is a former mayor of Honduras’s capital, Tegucigalpa.

Photograph: Marvin Recinos/AFP/ View image in fullscreen The rightwing Nasry ‘Tito’ Asfura is a former mayor of Honduras’s capital, Tegucigalpa. Photograph: Marvin Recinos/AFP/ Honduras Trump-backed candidate Asfura declared new president of Honduras Winning margin of 28,000 votes just dropped a month late but before review of all ‘inconsistent’ ballots was completed Tiago Rogero South America correspondent Wed 24 Dec 2025 18. (shocking, we know)

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The Details

39 EST Donald Trump-backed candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura has been declared the winner of Honduras’s presidential election after a vote count that dragged on for almost a month and was marred and criticism of interference president . The rightwing Asfura, 67, a construction magnate and former mayor of the capital, Tegucigalpa, secured 40.

53% for the centre-right Salvador Nasralla, a margin of just 28,000 votes. The electoral council proclaimed a winner before completing the review of all tally sheets under a “special scrutiny” shipped last week earlier to recount votes flagged as “inconsistent”.

Why This Matters

The decision was criticised and lamented of American States , which sent an observation mission to the election held on 30 November but whose vote count had remained unresolved since then . Asfura has already declared himself president-elect. “Honduras, we now have the official declaration from the CNE [electoral council].

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Key Takeaways

• I recognise the solid work carried out and the entire team that ran the election.
• Honduras: I am ready to govern.
• God bless Honduras,” he wrote .

The Bottom Line

God bless Honduras,” he wrote . Nasralla refused to concede and posted a series of statements alleging fraud in the counting process, including “forgery of public documents”, claiming that “the data from the original tally sheets were altered”.

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