Protesters denounce fraud and foreign interference.
On Monday, the National Popular Resistance Front (FNRP) called for a sit-in outside the National Institute for Professional Training (INFOP) in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras.
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The mobilization seeks to demand the complete annulment of the electoral process held on Nov. 30, in which presidential candidate Nasry Asfura — who was backed by U.S. President Donald Trump — was declared the winner with 40.27% of the vote.
The call comes amid a climate of widespread discontent. Organizers are urging the Honduran population to remain permanently in the streets under slogans such as “Against the electoral coup d’etat,” “No to imperialist interference” and “Vote by vote, respect the will of the people.”
According to the demonstrators, the process lacks legitimacy due to a systematic accumulation of irregularities that altered the popular will.
Public anger intensified after the paralysis of the Preliminary Results Transmission System (TREP) and corruption allegations linked to the company ASD, which was responsible for the vote-counting software.
After a month of ballot-counting because of technical issues, allegations of fraud and foreign interference, the winner of Honduras’s hotly contested presidential election was announced on Christmas Eve: Nasry “Tito” Asfura, who also happens to be Washington’s choice for the job…
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) December 27, 2025
The process was not only inefficient, organizers say, but was designed to favor one political sector through deliberately induced technical failures and a lack of transparency in the processing of tally sheets.
As a result, Honduran social organizations and progressive movements argue that the 2025 elections ended in what they describe as an “electoral coup.” Despite the criticism from opposition parties and social sectors, the National Electoral Council (CNE) ratified the results on Dec. 24.
LIBRE party candidate Rixi Moncada and Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla flatly rejected the ruling. The call to take to the streets aims to pressure judicial and electoral authorities to invalidate the vote before the inauguration.
In an unexpected turn, Nasry Asfura has been declared president-elect of Honduras by the National Electoral Council, despite the lack of completion in the ballot. This action, supported by two CNE councilors, has raised alarms about the integrity of the electoral process. pic.twitter.com/xRmWhB5ndp
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