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Taiwan's foreign minister says he looks forward to re-establishing official diplomatic relations with Honduras, following the country's presidential election earlier this week. Preliminary results show the two candidates who've suggested bringing back official ties with Taiwan are in the lead.
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00:00Taiwan's foreign minister says he looks forward to re-establishing official diplomatic relations with Honduras.
00:30Hondurans went to the polls earlier this week to choose their next president.
00:35Early results show the two candidates who've suggested bringing back official ties with Taiwan are currently in the lead.
00:41Salvador Nasraya has explicitly pledged to restore ties if elected, while Nasri Afoura has said he would move the country away from China.
00:51Honduras cut ties with Taiwan in favor of China in 2023,
00:55but disappointment has been brewing over how that switch has affected the Honduran economy.
01:00As of Wednesday morning, Nasraya is slightly ahead with around 72 percent of the vote counted.
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