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Voting Ends in Honduras Presidential Election
(MENAFN) Polling stations shuttered Sunday across Honduras following the nation's general election to select the country's next president and additional government officials, with initial tallies anticipated in the coming hours.
Voting concluded at 5 p.m. local time (2300GMT), triggering ballot tabulation in an election where more than 6.5 million eligible voters cast decisions for 298 municipal mayors, 128 members of the National Congress and 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament.
The National Electoral Council (CNE) announced preliminary results would be disclosed Sunday night.
On the US social media company X's platform, CNE President Ana Paola Hall revealed that as of midday, officials had verified 1,495,865 voters.
Ruling-party candidate Rixi Moncada proclaimed triumph hours before counting commenced, celebrating the day's developments on social media.
"The refoundation of Honduras is moving forward. We have reports from across the country, and they are excellent. We are winning the election. We must continue in peace, with dedication and love for our cause and our people," she wrote.
Nasry Asfura of the conservative National Party, who has garnered public endorsement from US President Donald Trump, likewise commended the electoral proceedings.
"We have fulfilled our duty and our right to defend our democracy with love and commitment. Honduras, we are going to be okay!" he said.
While major disruptions went largely unreported by media outlets or election monitors, watchdog organization Red por la Defensa de la Democracia (RDD) documented 4,427 incidents, including damaged electoral materials, missing ballots and technological issues.
RDD stated the deployment of 12,000 observers across Honduras's 18 departments provided 85% coverage of the nation's voting centers. The group also reported that military personnel hindered observer activity in the departments of Atlantida, Cortes and Lempira, alleging that soldiers focused on scanning observers' credentials rather than facilitating their work.
Voting concluded at 5 p.m. local time (2300GMT), triggering ballot tabulation in an election where more than 6.5 million eligible voters cast decisions for 298 municipal mayors, 128 members of the National Congress and 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament.
The National Electoral Council (CNE) announced preliminary results would be disclosed Sunday night.
On the US social media company X's platform, CNE President Ana Paola Hall revealed that as of midday, officials had verified 1,495,865 voters.
Ruling-party candidate Rixi Moncada proclaimed triumph hours before counting commenced, celebrating the day's developments on social media.
"The refoundation of Honduras is moving forward. We have reports from across the country, and they are excellent. We are winning the election. We must continue in peace, with dedication and love for our cause and our people," she wrote.
Nasry Asfura of the conservative National Party, who has garnered public endorsement from US President Donald Trump, likewise commended the electoral proceedings.
"We have fulfilled our duty and our right to defend our democracy with love and commitment. Honduras, we are going to be okay!" he said.
While major disruptions went largely unreported by media outlets or election monitors, watchdog organization Red por la Defensa de la Democracia (RDD) documented 4,427 incidents, including damaged electoral materials, missing ballots and technological issues.
RDD stated the deployment of 12,000 observers across Honduras's 18 departments provided 85% coverage of the nation's voting centers. The group also reported that military personnel hindered observer activity in the departments of Atlantida, Cortes and Lempira, alleging that soldiers focused on scanning observers' credentials rather than facilitating their work.
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