Trump-Backed Nasry Asfura Secures Razor-Thin Honduras Win Amid Fraud Claims
Nasry Asfura, endorsed by Donald Trump, has been declared the winner of the Honduran presidential election by a 0.74% margin. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has offered congratulations.
A razor-thin margin and a decisive call from Washington. Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate, Nasry Asfura, has officially claimed victory in Honduras's contentious presidential election. On December 26, 2025, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio congratulated Asfura via telephone, signaling immediate American recognition of a result still under fire from opposition leaders.
The 0.74% Margin: A Nation Divided
According to official tallies, the right-wing National Party's Asfura edged out Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Party by a mere 0.74%p. Asfura secured 40.27% of the vote against Nasralla’s 39.53%. The announcement follows weeks of tension and allegations of fraud that have plagued the counting process since the November 30 ballot.
“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?”
Nasralla and third-place candidate Rixi Moncada of the LIBRE Party have both rejected the outcome. They've pointed to Trump's pre-election warnings—that any result other than an Asfura victory would jeopardize U.S.-Honduran economic ties—as undue interference.
Geopolitical Shift: Pro-Israel and U.S. Aligned
Asfura's rise cements a pro-Washington axis in Central America. Despite his Palestinian heritage, his National Party remains a staunch ally of Israel. This follows the controversial 2021 decision to move the Honduran embassy to Jerusalem. Secretary Rubio emphasized that the two countries will now deepen cooperation on trade and regional security.
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