Donald Trump on Monday accused election officials in Honduras of "trying to change" their presidential election outcome, in a race where the US president has voiced support for right-wing candidate Nasry Asfura.
Hondurans are awaiting results in the November 30 vote, but election officials have said it's too close to call after a preliminary count.
"Looks like Honduras is trying to change the results of their Presidential Election. If they do, there will be hell to pay!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Asfura and Salvador Nasralla were practically tied in the latest vote count on Monday, with both holding just under 40% of the vote in a tight race beset by problems with the results website.
Around midday in Honduras, the electoral authority's website showed Asfura - the conservative National Party candidate - leading Liberal Party candidate Nasralla by just 515 votes. It was not clear how many votes had been counted due to problems with the electoral portal. Rixi Moncada, of the ruling LIBRE Party, was well behind in third with 19% of the vote.
Nasralla posted on X that internal projections put him ahead with 44.6%.
"We are not declaring ourselves the winners, just projecting the results that will be fed into the CNE (electoral body) in the next hours," he said in the post.
Members of the National Party criticized Nasralla for not waiting until final results had been released by the electoral authority.
CNE President Ana Paola Hall, in a post on X, called for calm amid the technical tie and asked for patience as the count continues.
Asfura's lead has narrowed significantly since the first preliminary results were released on Sunday evening.
Whichever candidate wins the most votes will govern the country between 2026 and 2030. There is no second round of voting.
Outgoing President Xiomara Castro reposted on X a message from her husband, former President Manuel Zelaya, calling for vigilance while "awaiting the final count, with 100% of the presidential ballots tallied."
