Nasri Asfura has a narrow lead over his rival Salvador Nasrallah in the presidential election with nearly 40 percent of the vote.
Published on 1 December 2025
Nasri Asfura, a conservative politician backed by United States President Donald Trump, is leading the Honduran presidential election, receiving about 40 percent of the vote.
Preliminary results on Monday showed the National Party candidate has so far won 41 percent of the vote, putting him narrowly ahead of his Liberal Party rival Salvador Nasrallah, who has about 39 percent.
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Left-wing candidate Rixi Moncada of the ruling Liberty and Refoundation (LIBRE) party came in third with 20 percent of the vote.
Sunday’s vote came days after Trump meddled brazenly in Honduran politics, throwing his weight behind Asfura, the 67-year-old former mayor of Tegucigalpa, who the US president said would fight “narco-communists”.
“The United States will not throw good money after bad if he (Asfura) doesn’t win,” Trump wrote on his Truth social platform on Friday.
Trump’s comments were reminiscent of his public support for President Javier Maile in the run-up to Argentina’s midterm elections in late October.
Ahead of Sunday’s vote in Honduras, Trump also announced he would pardon former president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who used to lead the same party as Asfura.
Hernandez, who was president of the Central American country from 2014 to 2022, is currently serving a 45-year prison sentence for drug trafficking and firearms charges.
Fanning Flames
In the run-up to the election, the three main candidates accused each other of election-fixing, with the president of the National Electoral Council, Ana Paola Hall, warning all parties not to “fan the flames of conflict or violence”.
Security and employment are the two main concerns for voters in Honduras, which is plagued by drug trafficking and unemployment.
Under the leadership of President Xiomara Castro, homicide and unemployment rates have improved, but the country still has one of the highest homicide rates in Central America.