Trump-Backed Candidate Slides to Second in Razor-Thin Honduras Presidential Race

(Left) Presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla of Honduras’s Liberal Party (PLH) speaks following early projections of the preliminary results of the general election in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Nov. 30, 2025. (Right) Presidential candidate Nasry Asfura of the National Party of Honduras arrives to hold a press conference following the general election, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Dec. 1, 2025. Jose Cabezas, Leonel Estrada/ReutersWith Honduras’s presidential election remaining too close to call, Nasry “Tito” Asfura—the candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump—has slid into second place.According to the latest results released by Honduran election authorities, Salvador Nasralla of the center-right Liberal Party now leads with 39.96 percent of the vote to Asfura’s 39.80 percent. Rixi Moncada, candidate for the ruling LIBRE Party, is well behind both candidates with 19.19 percent of the vote.