Latin America shifts right as Honduras elects Trump-endorsed candidate Nasry Asfura

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Trump-backed conservative candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras’ presidential election with 40.27% of the vote after a contentious weekslong count, continuing Latin America’s rightward political shift and delivering a decisive defeat to the incumbent leftist government.

Some key facts:

• Asfura of the conservative National Party won with 40.27% of the vote, narrowly defeating Salvador Nasralla who received 39.53%.

• The election continues Latin America’s swing to the right, coming one week after Chile elected far-right politician José Antonio Kast.

• Trump endorsed Asfura just days before the Nov. 30 vote, saying he was the only Honduran candidate the U.S. administration would work with.

• The vote count took more than three weeks and was marred by delays, fueling accusations of fraud and electoral interference.

• Runner-up Nasralla alleged the election was fraudulent and accused Trump’s endorsement of being electoral interference.

• The incumbent leftist President Xiomara Castro and her LIBRE party suffered a crushing defeat, finishing third with only 19.19% of the vote.

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Argentine President Javier Milei congratulated Asfura on his victory.

• Electoral authorities announced results while the final 0.07% of votes were still being counted, drawing condemnation from international observers.

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