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.

Salvador Nasralla, presidential candidate for the opposition Liberal Party, speaks during a press conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Dec. 2, 2025. Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images

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.