2025 Honduran Vote: Delays, Disputes, and a Photo-Finish Race

• On November 30, 2025, voters picked a new president, 128 members of the National Congress, and 20 members of the Central American Parliament.
• Salvador Nasralla, a centrist from the Liberal Party, is in the lead by a small margin. Nasry “Tito” Asfura, a conservative from the National Party who is backed by Trump, is close behind. Rixi Moncada, a progressive from the Libre Party, is in third place.
• With about 80% of the votes counted, Nasralla has 40.3%, Asfura has 39.6%, and Moncada has 19%. The process has been going on for five days because of tech problems.

The 2025 general election in Honduras has become a gripping drama, with every update on the number of votes changing the focus. As of December 5, the race is still not over, which is putting the country’s democratic nerves to the test.

Salvador Nasralla, a 72-year-old former TV personality who is now a politician, runs on a platform of fighting corruption and making centrist changes. People who are tired of extremes like that he comes from the Liberal Party. Recent counts show him in the lead, but it’s very close—just over 0.7% of the votes have been counted.

Former Tegucigalpa mayor Nasry Asfura, who goes by the name “Tito,” is focused on fighting crime and upholding conservative values. With Trump’s help, he started off strong but has lost some ground. His National Party has been in charge of Honduran politics for a long time, promising stability.
Rixi Moncada is a member of the ruling Libre Party and is a left-wing legacy of President Xiomara Castro. At 19%, her progressive plan for social investments hasn’t gotten enough support this time.

The National Electoral Council (CNE) stopped updates several times because of technical problems, which made people more suspicious. Asfura was ahead by just 500 votes with 47% of the votes counted on December 1. Nasralla took the lead on December 3, when 74% of the votes had been counted. The gap is now about 14,000 votes, or 80%.

The Organization of American States says that cities like Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula reported slower growth, where Nasralla does well. There is no proof of widespread fraud, but tensions are high.

Trump’s support of Asfura just days before the election and his December 1 Truth Social post warning of “hell to pay” if the results change have come under fire. He said that the authorities were getting involved without any proof.
Nasralla told the press that Trump’s words may have turned voters against him, which he called interference. This is similar to what the U.S. has done in Honduran politics before, like the coup in 2009.

Here’s a relevant post from Trump:

Looks like Honduras is trying to change the results of their Presidential Election. If they do, there will be hell to pay! The people of Honduras voted in overwhelming numbers on November 30th. The National Electoral Commission, the official body charged with counting the Votes, abruptly stopped counting at midnight on November 30th. Their count showed a close race between Tito Asfura and Salvador Nasralla with Asfura holding a narrow lead of 500 votes. Their tally was stopped when only 47 percent of the Vote was counted. It is imperative that the Commission finish counting the Votes. Hundreds of thousands of Hondurans must have their Votes counted. Democracy must prevail!