In an urgent appeal to its members, the leadership of the Libre Party called for a peaceful mobilization this afternoon to the INFOP (National Institute for Professional Training) facilities. The objective is to demand that the National Electoral Council (CNE) immediately approve the challenge and conduct a full recount of the 19,167 tally sheets from the November 30 presidential election, thus supporting the request of dissident council member Jorge Aldana.

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The call to action, disseminated through social media by the party’s general coordinator, Manuel Zelaya, and other leaders, arises as a direct response to the majority decision of the CNE plenary to conduct a “special recount” on only 1,081 tally sheets (5.6% of the total). This measure, proposed by council members Ana Paola Hall and Cossette López, has been described by council member Marlon Ochoa as “insufficient” and “flawed,” given the documented irregularities in more than 17,000 tally sheets.

Libre’s calls for action come amid a climate of high post-election tension, where both its candidate, Rixi Moncada, and Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Party have denounced electoral fraud. The party rejects what it calls “shady maneuvers” and an “imposition,” demanding absolute transparency with one non-negotiable principle: “Open the ballot boxes. Recount every vote, tally sheet by tally sheet.”

With a peremptory deadline for the National Electoral Council (CNE) to declare an official winner by December 30, the pressure in the streets is adding to the institutional pressure. Libre presents the mobilization as a democratic exercise to defend, as it proclaims, the popular will against what it considers an impending “electoral coup.”

Opposition Liberal Party May Join the Protest

The protest could expand even further, given that Iroshka Elvir, wife of candidate Salvador Nasralla, has joined the call. Her call, made through her social media account, urges people to gather at the same place and time as the protest called by the Libre Party.

“We demand that the law and the will of the Honduran people be respected: vote by vote to ensure certainty in the election results,” stated Nasralla’s wife, who, according to the controversial Preliminary Electoral Results Transmission System (TREP), trailed the Trump-backed candidate, Nesry Asfura, by just over 40,000 votes.

Por la democracia de nuestro país:

Nos vemos hoy, 5:00 PM, portón de INFOP frente a Gasolinera Uno, bulevar Kennedy.

Exigimos que se respete la ley y la voluntad de los hondureños: voto por voto para tener certidumbre de los resultados electorales.

Nosotros tenemos los… pic.twitter.com/DZ5niNF5V4

— Iroshka Elvir Diputada (@IroshkaElvir) December 15, 2025

However, Roberto Contreras, president of the Liberal Party’s Central Executive Council, asserted that he did not call for the party’s members to take to the streets and asked Elvir to stop doing so, as she is not a spokesperson for the Liberal Party.

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