TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 2 – Centrist Salvador Nasralla edged ahead of rival Nasry Asfura – a conservative backed by U.S. President Donald Trump – as counting restarted after Honduras’ presidential election on Sunday. Nasralla was leading with 39.93% of the vote with Asfura a tight second with 39.86%, according to a count from the country’s electoral […]
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Centrist Nasralla edges ahead in Honduras election count
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TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 2 – Centrist Salvador Nasralla edged ahead of rival Nasry Asfura – a conservative backed by U.S. President Donald Trump – as counting restarted after Honduras’ presidential election on Sunday.
Nasralla was leading with 39.93% of the vote with Asfura a tight second with 39.86%, according to a count from the country’s electoral council on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Laura Garcia, Editing by Natalia Siniawski)