Vote count under way in Honduras in close presidential race after Trump’s intervention
Trump shocked Hondurans on Friday by endorsing one of the candidates and announcing that he would pardon ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was serving a 45-year sentence in a US prison for drug trafficking.
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00:00Conservative candidate Nasri Asfura is edging slightly ahead of his rivals in Honduras' presidential election according to early preliminary results.
00:10The National Election Council says Asfura of the National Party was leading, securing around 530,000 votes, with 34% of votes counted.
00:20The race is turning out to be tightly contested, though, with Liberal candidate Salvador Nasralla trailing marginally behind, also with just over half a million.
00:31Rixi Moncada, who served as Defense Minister for the Incumbent Liberty and Re-Foundation, however, appears to have significantly dropped behind.
00:50Candidato Partido Innovación y Unidad Socialdemócrata, 10,698 votos.
01:00Candidato Partido Liberal de Honduras, 506,316 votos.
01:08Candidato Partido Nacional de Honduras, 530,073 votos.
01:14Asfura's success could be in part due to a surprise endorsement, announced on Friday by U.S. President Donald Trump.
01:25Trump said Asfura, who had expressed a hardline stance on narco-trafficking, would be the only candidate his administration was willing to work with.
01:34The U.S. President also threatened cuts in U.S. aid to Honduras in the event of his loss.
01:39The election council has up to 30 days to announce the final results.
01:45In addition to a new president, Hondurans were also casting their ballots for a new parliament and hundreds of local councillors.
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