Thousands of Hondurans converged on the National Electoral Council (CNE) headquarters in Tegucigalpa on Friday night, protesting the proclamation of right-wing candidate Nasry Asfura as president-elect and demanding a full recount of ballots to ensure the legitimacy of the November 30 election results.
Thousands of Hondurans gathered on Friday night outside the National Electoral Council headquarters in Tegucigalpa to reject the proclamation of far-right candidate Nasry Asfura as the country’s president-elect.
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Protesters vociferously demanded that the electoral body conduct a full recount of all ballot tally sheets, asserting that this measure is the sole path to guarantee the legitimacy of the final results from the November 30 general elections. Their demands also underscored a pressing need for transparency and respect for the popular will.
Against this backdrop of electoral controversy, residents of Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela responded to a call from the current capital mayor and reelection candidate, Jorge Aldana in a peaceful sit-in in front of the facilities, intending to press for a direct, vote-by-vote recount.
Aldana’s campaign maintains that over 400 ballot tally sheets exhibit inconsistencies, and that these specific documents, if properly reviewed, would confirm his victory.
Demanding Sovereignty and Transparency
Rafael Alegria, a militant from the ruling Freedom and Refoundation Party (LIBRE), affirmed the widespread belief among supporters.
“Jorge Aldana has won the mayoralty of Tegucigalpa, but because there is a mounted, scandalous fraud, they also want to snatch his victory here in the mayor’s office”, Alegria stated.
“That’s why there is a permanent mobilization of Libre sympathizers demanding they count the 492 ballot sheets. The National Electoral Council resists, because they know that if they are counted, Jorge Aldana wins the mayor’s office”, he added.
The discontented citizens also vocalized their rejection of the United States interference in the electoral process, denouncing that the conservative candidate, Nasry Asfura, has been imposed upon the nation by Washington, undermining Honduran sovereignty and the democratic choices of its citizens.
The Electoral Council faces a deadline of December 30 to announce the complete election results, in a process marked by significant technical problems and allegations of deliberate sabotage targeting the vote counting procedure.
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