Nasry Asfura, presidential candidate for the National Party, shows his inked finger after voting in general elections in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Nov. 30, 2025. Moises Castillo/AP PhotoNasry Asfura, the Conservative National Party candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, was narrowly leading Honduras’s closely contested presidential election with more than half of the votes counted, according to preliminary and partial results.The election was poised for a knife-edge finish, with early results showing that 67-year-old Asfura had captured about 40 percent of the votes counted so far, while Salvador Nasralla of the center-right Liberal Party was just behind on 39.78 percent. Rixi Moncada, of the ruling leftist LIBRE party, was trailing in third place with 20 percent.
Conservative Backed by Trump Narrowly Leads Honduras Election
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