(MENAFN) After more than a day-long pause, Honduras’ vote tally resumed on Tuesday, with the National Electoral Council (CNE) urging citizens to remain patient.

The Nov. 30 general elections have left the country in a state of uncertainty as the two main opposition candidates vie closely for the presidency. Shortly after the count restarted, Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla held 815,261 votes, narrowly ahead of conservative contender Nasry Asfura, who had 808,737 votes.

The contest between these two opposition figures has overshadowed the campaign of ruling-party candidate Rixi Moncada, successor to President Xiomara Castro, who has secured only 19% of the ballots, totaling 389,842 votes.

The vote-counting delay fueled tensions, with both political camps alleging fraud and sabotage.

Moncada claimed on social media that opposition figures and the CNE were attempting to manipulate the outcome, referencing purported audio recordings in which officials and political actors discussed altering results. She said, “Bipartisanship imposed an electoral plot on us, following the scheme revealed in the 26 audio recordings, tampering with the Preliminary Results Transmission system (TREP) and the biometric data.”

The ruling-party candidate also criticized foreign involvement, alleging that support from US President Donald Trump for Asfura constituted “unprecedented” interference and “coercion” of voters.

CNE head Cossette Lopez Osorio, meanwhile, accused supporters of the ruling party of attempting to disrupt a press conference meant to provide updates on the count. “Alert, Honduran people,” she wrote, describing the actions as an attempted “boycott.”

The elections have thus far been marked by technical failures, political disputes, and accusations of external influence, leaving Hondurans awaiting a definitive result.

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