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muriel_volestrangler

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1. Trump-backed presidential candidate in Honduras leads vote count narrowly

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Mon Dec 1, 2025, 01:05 PM

Monday

Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Honduran presidential candidate Nasry "Tito" Asfura -- whom President Donald Trump urged voters to support -- is leading in preliminary results from Sunday's general elections with a slight edge over fellow right-wing candidate Salvador Nasralla.

However, with 55% of polling stations counted, the difference between the two candidates is minimal -- fewer than 3,000 votes -- and could shift at any moment.

According to the National Electoral Council, Asfura leads the race with 40.1% of the vote, while Nasralla has 39.2%, the newspaper El Heraldo reported.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/12/01/honduras-presidential-election-nasry-asfura/4121764605985/

So Moncada is well behind. Just a plurality gets the win - there's no runoff.

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