The special count of the general elections on 30 November to review 2,792 electoral records with inconsistencies resumed this Sunday at local 11:00 (17:00 GMT), according to the website of the National Electoral Council (CNE), after an interruption of several hours.
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Towards 12:00 local time (18:00 GMT), with the resumption of special counting, the conservative National Party presidential candidate, Nasry ‘Tito’ Asfura, who is supported by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, continued to lead with 1,371,957 votes (40.29%).
Salvador Nasralla, candidate of the also conservative Liberal Party, was in second place with 1,347,162 (39.56%), and the official candidate Rixi Moncada, who asked for the total annulment of the elections, in third place with 651,578 votes (19.13%), with 99.87% of the votes cast.
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Honduran political organizations reported threats by members of the armed forces against members of the verification boards.
According to the ruling Free Party, the military threatened to arrest members of the boards if they sent zero minutes or if there were interruptions in the special ballot, even though their role is limited to ensuring the security of the electoral process.
The military cannot coerce polling station workers or attempt to influence the results through threats, when their role is to protect them from such actions.
“The vote is defended with the law, not with fear. Elections are guaranteed with transparency, not with intimidation, and democracy is not locked up, silenced, or intimidated, it is respected,” declared one of the members of the board.
Marlon Ochoa, advisor to the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Honduras, announced that he will contest the results of the elections on 30 November, alleging fraud.
Ochoa justified his decision by arguing that the electoral process was interfered with and protected by the United States, which he considers a violation of Honduran sovereignty and popular will.
The Honduran official refuses to sign a “fraudulent” declaration on the election results, arguing that he represents the Honduran people and not external interests. Criticizes U.S. sanctions and pronouncements as interference, reaffirming that the election of the president is up to the Honduran people.
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