US EditionHonduras starts special count of final votes in its presidential election after pressure from the US
The US State Department urged a manual recount of nearly 500,000 ballots to resolve the stalled Nov. 30 election amid protests and fraud claims, reflecting deep political division.
- Earlier this month, the National Electoral Council began a partial recount of 2,800 tally sheets, representing nearly half a million votes, with CNE President Ana Paola Hall writing `In the presence of national and international observers, the special recount begins`.
- Rixi Moncada, Libre Party candidate, is trailing in third and a more-than-two-week wait for results has heightened tensions across Honduras.
- Police broke up a protest the day before, injuring at least eight people, and a soldier was injured during demonstrations in the capital, Tegucigalpa.
- The result remains uncertified and the National Electoral Council has until December 30 to announce a winner while the US president backed Nasry Asfura.
- Honduras' history of coups, including the 2009 ousting of Manuel Zelaya, raises election stakes, while recent United States actions pardoned former president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who faced a 45-year sentence.
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The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Honduras began on Thursday the scrutiny of about 2,800 inconsistent minutes, amid tensions over allegations of fraud 20 days before the presidential elections were held in the Central American country.The body began the counting of 2,792 minutes, which according to the newspaper El Heraldo is equivalent to 586,320 votes, of the 18 departments in which Honduran territory is divided, a process that will defi…
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Honduras starts special count of final votes in its presidential election after pressure from the US
Honduras electoral officials have launched a special count of the final set of votes in the country’s November presidential election, after three weeks of uncertainty, swirling accusations and pressure from the Trump administration to wrap up the results.
Honduras starts special count of final votes in its presidential election
Honduras electoral officials have launched a special count of the final set of votes in the country’s November presidential election, after three weeks of uncertainty, swirling accusations and pressure from the Trump administration to wrap up the results
Honduran president Xiomara Castro said she will recognize the winner of the general elections, whose special scrutiny has already begun.
By Sol Amaya and Elvin Sandoval, CNN en Español. Eighteen days after the presidential elections in Honduras, the vote count remains stalled, plunging the country into chaos amid allegations of fraud, protests, and demands from the United States for the process to move forward “immediately.” Meanwhile, preliminary results from the National Electoral Council (CNE), with 99.80% of the ballots counted, still show National Party candidate Nasry “Tito…
Libre Party demands annulment of general elections in Honduras
Tegucigalpa, Dec 18 (Prensa Latina) The ruling Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre) of Honduras demanded the annulment of the general elections held on November 30 in this Central American country, deeming them fraudulent.
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