Honduras: Electoral authority shares preliminary results of general elections with 34.25% of the votes counted

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The preliminary results from the National Electoral Council (CNE) of the general elections in Honduras show an advantage for right-wing candidate Nasry Asfura of the National Party, after counting 34.25 percent of the votes. According to CNE president Ana Paola Hall, Asfura leads with 530,073 votes, followed by Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Party with 506,316 votes, and Rixi Moncada of the ruling Liberty and Refoundation (Libre) Party with 255,972 votes. The Libre Party denounced irregularities in the process, with President Xiomara Castro and candidate Moncada warning of hacking attempts against the preliminary results transmission system (TREP). The elections were also marked by foreign intervention, after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly endorsed Asfura days before the vote.    #teleSUREnglish #Honduras #Elections #NasryAsfura #RixiMoncada #SalvadorNasralla #CNE #Democracy

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00:00The preliminary results from the National Electoral Council, CNE, of the general elections in Honduras,

00:06which show an advantage for the right-wing candidate Nazarías Fura from the National Party,

00:11confirm the claim by the Libre Party that they are not reliable, after only counting 34.25% of the votes.

00:19The Sunday elections have been marked by foreign intervention by U.S. President Donald Trump,

00:23who, days before the elections, publicly endorsed right-wing presidential candidate Nazarías Fura.

00:30For its part, the ruling party Libre stated that they anticipated irregularities in the election process,

00:38when current President Xiomara Castro and presidential candidate Rixi Moncara

00:42denounced the hacking of the preliminary elections result transmission system.

00:47According to statements from Electoral Council President Ana Paula Hall,

00:51the preliminary results of the presidential elections for the 2026-2030 term

00:56are given after counting 34.25% of the votes.

01:01The polls are led by Nazarías Fura, the candidate from the right-wing National Party,

01:07followed by Salvador Nasralla from the right-wing Liberal Party,

01:10and Rixi Moncara from the ruling Liberty and Refoundation Party.

01:21For her part, the presidential candidate for the Libre and Refoundation Party, Libre,

01:26Rixi Moncara, posted her reaction to the results published by the National Electoral Council.

01:30In her ex-account, Moncara stated,

01:34She also added,

01:57Tomorrow, at a press conference, I will announce my political position regarding the presidential results

02:02published by the National Electoral Council.

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