Nasry Asfura, the conservative National Party candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, has won Honduras’ presidential election, the electoral body said on Wednesday as it finally declared a victor of the Nov. 30 presidential election after weeks of delays, technical problems and allegations of fraud.
The electoral authority, known as the CNE, said Asfura had won 40.3% of the vote, edging out center-right Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla who garnered 39.5%. The candidate of the ruling LIBRE party, Rixi Moncada, came a distant third.
Asfura ran ?on a broad pro-business platform saying private investment is necessary to move the country forward and his political agenda focused on jobs, education and security. He has also ?signaled he ?may swap Honduras’ allegiance to Taiwan, and away from Beijing.
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