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2025-12-18 09:11:58
[Honduras Election Stalemate: Protests and Demands for Full Recount Hinder Results] 1. A partial manual recount of the Honduran presidential election votes remained stalled on Wednesday as protests continued to prevent election workers from entering their offices, while the ruling party insisted on a full review of all ballots. This situation has further prolonged the uncertainty surrounding the final results. 2. The regular vote count is nearing completion, with opposition National Party candidate Nasri Asfula leading by more than 43,000 votes. His lead could be reversed by a special recount aimed at reviewing approximately 2,792 vote counts with “inconsistencies” involving hundreds of thousands of ballots. The National Electoral Commission is prepared to conduct the review but stated that staff and party representatives are unable to enter to perform their duties due to protests and blockades, and party members are refusing to fulfill their oversight responsibilities. 3. The ruling Left Liberal Party and its candidate (currently in third place) are demanding a full recount, but the National Electoral Commission president pointed out that without concrete evidence of irregularities, there is no legal basis to approve a full recount. According to the law, the election commission must announce the winner by December 30th, and the new president will be sworn in at the end of January. Analysts believe that the responsibility for the current delays in the vote counting process lies with the various political parties.
