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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