Conservative lawmaker in Honduras injured after being hit with explosive
The incident underscores the tense political environment in Honduras in the wake of its contested presidential election.
![Honduran centrist candidate Salvador Nasralla, during an interview in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on December 4, 2025 [Fredy Rodriguez/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-05T000449Z_684257873_RC2P9IA4INE8_RTRMADP_3_HONDURAS-ELECTION-NASRALLA-1764908073.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Honduras’s Nasralla holds narrow lead over Asfura in presidential vote
With 80 percent of votes counted, centrist candidate widens lead over his Trump-backed conservative rival.
Honduras election council member accuses colleague of ‘intimidation’
Cossette Lopez-Osorio, a member of the right-wing National Party, denounced her left-wing colleague Marlon Ochoa.
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Honduras election: Why has Trump threatened to cut off aid?
US president backs right-wing presidential candidate Nasry Asfura; electoral council says vote a ‘technical tie’ so far.
Honduran ex-president freed after Trump’s ‘full and complete’ pardon
US President Trump defends the pardon, calling Hernandez’s treatment ‘harsh’ and backing his political ally’s party.
Was ex-Honduras leader Hernandez victim of Biden ‘set-up’, as Trump claims?
Trump’s plan to pardon ex-Honduran President Hernandez, convicted in a drug case, raises concerns over US credibility.
Trump cries foul over ‘technical tie’ in Honduras presidential race
The latest vote count has Trump’s favoured right-wing candidate Nasry Asfura just 515 ballots ahead of his rival.
Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura leads Honduras race, early trends show
Nasry Asfura holds a narrow lead over his rival Salvador Nasralla, with about 40 percent of the votes counted.
Honduras votes for new president in poll overshadowed by Trump’s threats
The vote is taking place in a highly polarised climate, with the US backing the right-wing candidate, Nasry Asfura.
Trump says will pardon former Honduras leader before presidential vote
Juan Orlando Hernandez, member of Trump-endorsed candidate Nasry Asfura’s party, serving US drug trafficking sentence.
Ahead of a tight presidential election, Honduras braces for controversy
The lead-up to Sunday’s vote has been marred by finger-pointing and fears of election manipulation by campaign rivals.
