US President Donald Trump alleges Honduras may be trying to alter presidential election results, warning of severe repercussions.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has cast doubt on the integrity of Honduras’s presidential election.
On Monday, Trump suggested Honduras appeared to be “trying to change the results of their Presidential Election”.
He alleged the country’s election commission prematurely stopped counting votes.
“If they do there will be hell to pay! The people of Honduras voted in overwhelming numbers on November 30th,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform.
The presidential race between candidates Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasralla was practically tied in the latest count.
Both held just under 40% of the vote in a tight race beset by problems with the official results website.
Trump has publicly backed Asfura, the conservative National Party candidate, over leading Liberal Party candidate Nasralla.
