Nasralla Takes Lead in Razor-Thin Honduras Presidential Race

Nasry ‘Tito’ Asfura, the candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, trails the Liberal Party candidate by about 8,000 votes.

(Left) Presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla of Honduras's Liberal Party (PLH) speaks following early projections of the preliminary results of the general election in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Nov. 30, 2025. (Right) Presidential candidate Nasry Asfura of the National Party of Honduras arrives to hold a press conference following the general election, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Dec. 1, 2025. Jose Cabezas, Leonel Estrada/Reuters

With Honduras’s presidential election remaining too close to call, Salvador Nasralla of the center-right Liberal Party has taken the lead.

Nasry “Tito” Asfura—the candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump—has slid into second place.