U.S.–Honduras Relations

Nasry “Tito” Asfura, backed by former U.S. President Donald Trump, was declared Honduras’ president‑elect after the electoral council certified a razor‑thin result — roughly 40.27% for Asfura to about 39.4% for Salvador Nasralla — following a glitch‑marred count that forced roughly 15% of tally sheets to be hand‑checked and saw the public results website crash. The outcome, quickly acknowledged by U.S. officials including Senator Marco Rubio even as Trump warned of “consequences” and recently pardoned former president Juan Orlando Hernández, is fiercely contested by Nasralla and LIBRE amid fraud allegations and calls for a full recount, though an EU observer said it found no evidence of widespread fraud and the OAS urged completion of a special count before the Dec. 30 deadline.