Nasry Asfura has won the presidential election in Honduras. He is from the National Party. The announcement came almost one month after people voted on November 30th. However, many people did not agree with the result. There were long delays. People also said there were problems with the voting. The National Electoral Council (CNE) was divided.
Asfura was the mayor of Tegucigalpa, the capital city. He won by about 28,000 votes. He received 40.3% of the votes. Salvador Nasralla from the Liberal Party was his opponent.
The election had many technical problems. There were also claims of cheating. This caused delays in counting the votes. A company that counted the results stopped reporting in real time. Later, a website for election results crashed. This made people lose trust. There was a special check of some votes before the final announcement. However, some people are still worried about this check.
The CNE was also split. Only two out of three members agreed to declare Asfura the winner. Ana Paola Hall, the CNE President, voted for Asfura. A third member did not agree. This member may have supported the current government. This disagreement makes legal challenges possible.
The United States also watched the election. Former President Donald Trump supported Asfura. The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, asked everyone to accept the result. The Organization of American States (OAS) sent observers. They also said there were problems with the election.
Salvador Nasralla does not accept the result. He said the election had many mistakes. He asked his supporters to stay calm. It is not yet clear if there will be more legal reviews. Asfura says he is ready to be president. He promised to do what people expect.