Conservative candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras' November 30 presidential election, the country's national electoral council (CNE) said on Wednesday.
Asfura, who belongs to the conservative National Party, received 40.27% of the vote, according to the count.
His challenger, Salvador Nasralla of the conservative Liberal Party, won 39.53%.
Rixi Moncada, who belongs to outgoing President Xiomara Castro's leftist LIBRE party, took third place with just 19.19% of the vote.
The incumbent president was elected in 2021 on a promise to tackle corruption and violence in the country.
Asfura previously served as the mayor of Honduras' capital, Tegucigalpa, from 2014 to 2022. This was the second time he ran for the presidency of the Central American country.
"Honduras: I am prepared to govern," Asfura said in a post on the platform X after the result was announced. "I will not let you down."
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio congratulated Asfura on his victory in a post on X.
"The people of Honduras have spoken … [US President Donald Trump's administration] looks forward to working with [Asfura's] administration to advance prosperity and security in our hemisphere."
Trump endorsed Asfura just days before the vote, saying he was the only candidate Washington would want to work with. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump accused Nasralla of being a "borderline Communist" who was working to split the anti-LIBRE vote.
Both Nasralla and Moncada have denounced the post as external electoral interference.
On Tuesday night, Nasralla addressed the US President, saying: "Mr. President, your endorsed candidate in Honduras is complicit in silencing the votes of our citizens. If he is truly worthy of your backing, if his hands are clean, if he has nothing to fear, then why doesn't he allow for every vote to be counted?"
Trump's administration has aimed to exert its influence in Latin America, and in a November 2025 strategy document affirmed its commitment to the "Monroe Doctrine" that asserts Washington as the hegemonic power in the Western Hemisphere.
The Wednesday result reflects a broader right-wing swing in Latin America, with far-right politician Jose Antonio Kast being elected Chile's next president last week, defeating leftist incumbent Gabriel Boric.
Curated by Sofia Andersson
