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Honduras issues arrest warrant for ex-president Hernandez after US pardon
The arrest warrant for the country’s former president comes amid a closely-fought election.
Honduran election authorities resume vote tallies amid allegations of fraud
Central American nation on edge after voting plagued by fraud claims and a recent history of contested elections.
Honduran presidential candidate says Trump interfered in election: Report
Centrist candidate Salvador Nasralla, 72, says the US president’s remarks may have cost him votes.
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Honduras’s Nasralla holds narrow lead over Asfura in presidential vote
With 80 percent of votes counted, centrist candidate widens lead over his Trump-backed conservative rival.
Honduras election council member accuses colleague of ‘intimidation’
Cossette Lopez-Osorio, a member of the right-wing National Party, denounced her left-wing colleague Marlon Ochoa.
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Honduras election: Why has Trump threatened to cut off aid?
US president backs right-wing presidential candidate Nasry Asfura; electoral council says vote a ‘technical tie’ so far.
Honduran ex-president freed after Trump’s ‘full and complete’ pardon
US President Trump defends the pardon, calling Hernandez’s treatment ‘harsh’ and backing his political ally’s party.
Was ex-Honduras leader Hernandez victim of Biden ‘set-up’, as Trump claims?
Trump’s plan to pardon ex-Honduran President Hernandez, convicted in a drug case, raises concerns over US credibility.
Trump cries foul over ‘technical tie’ in Honduras presidential race
The latest vote count has Trump’s favoured right-wing candidate Nasry Asfura just 515 ballots ahead of his rival.
Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura leads Honduras race, early trends show
Nasry Asfura holds a narrow lead over his rival Salvador Nasralla, with about 40 percent of the votes counted.
