Tag: Honduras general elections

Monday, November 29th 2021 - 12:22 UTC
Honduras about to have first woman president; LatAm takes turn to the left

Chavist candidate Xiomara Castro seemed on track Monday morning to become the first female president of Honduras after 38.94% of the votes had been counted. Castro, a former first lady whose husband Manuel Zelaya was ousted by a coup in 2009, had obtained 53.44% of the votes, according to the National Electoral Council (CNE), after Sunday's elections.
Saturday, December 23rd 2017 - 08:47 UTC
Trump administration recognizes reelected Hernandez as Honduras president

The Trump administration on Friday recognized the results of Honduras’ disputed presidential election, despite problems found by poll observers and calls from the U.S. Congress for a new vote. In a statement, the U.S. State Department congratulated President Juan Orlando Hernandez on his re-election, but also urged the country’s electoral commission to examine all disputes to the result.
Monday, December 18th 2017 - 05:27 UTC
Hernandez declared Honduras president; opposition leader off to Washington to denounce “fraud”

Honduras’ electoral tribunal on Sunday declared conservative President Juan Orlando Hernandez the official winner of the Nov. 26 presidential election, sparking fraud accusations and calls for renewed street protests after a bitterly disputed contest. Hernandez beat center-left challenger and TV star Salvador Nasralla by 1.53 percentage points, according to the official count.
Monday, December 11th 2017 - 19:24 UTC
Honduras recount of presidential votes “extremely consistent”

Honduras' electoral tribunal has finished the partial recount of votes from the disputed presidential election, declaring the results are “extremely consistent” with the original count. In the partial recount of 4,753 ballot boxes, President Juan Orlando Hernandez won 50.1% of the votes, against some 31.5% for his rival Salvador Nasralla.
Monday, December 11th 2017 - 05:25 UTC
Honduras opposition, backed by international observers, challenges election results and insists on full recount

The challenger in Honduras' still unresolved presidential election has filed a challenge to the November 26 contest that seeks to annul the results and requests a recount. Salvador Nasralla, candidate of the opposition alliance, and his campaign team handed over the paperwork with just minutes to spare before a midnight deadline on Friday.
Wednesday, December 6th 2017 - 09:19 UTC
Honduran electoral authorities agree to a recount of 5.000 polling stations

Honduran electoral authorities on Tuesday agreed to opposition demands for a recount of returns from more than 5,000 polling places, representing almost 30% of all voting sites in last week’s disputed presidential election.
Tuesday, November 28th 2017 - 09:12 UTC
US allied Honduras presidential candidate is losing to opposition challenger

Early results from Honduras' presidential election on Monday showed leftist challenger Salvador Nasralla with a surprise lead over incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez. David Matamoros, president of the electoral court, announced that, with 57% of the vote counted, Nasralla is polling 45.7% of the vote, to Hernandez' 40.2%.
Monday, November 25th 2013 - 15:21 UTC
Two presidential candidates claim victory in Honduras; fears of violence and instability

Both leading presidential candidates in crime-wracked Honduras declared victory late Sunday, setting the stage for a possible round of street protests and violence in one the world's deadliest countries. With more than half the votes counted, conservative Juan Orlando Hernandez was ahead with 34% against 29% for populist Xiomara Castro.
Saturday, November 23rd 2013 - 07:11 UTC
Honduran elections could turn out to be a box of surprises

Four years after her husband was ousted in a coup, Honduran populist presidential candidate Xiomara Castro is threatening to break the century-old dominance of right-wing parties in Sunday's elections.