Hondurans Vote in Peaceful General Election as Asfura, Nasralla and Moncada Contest the Presidency
On November 30, 2025, Honduras held general elections, with voters choosing the president and three vice presidents on a single ticket, 128 members of the National Congress and the councils of 298 municipalities, and indirectly the country's 20 members of the Central American Parliament. The European Union Election Observation Mission said the voting was conducted in a peaceful manner and was assessed by its observers as good or very good in 97 percent of the polling stations observed, with polling procedures largely adhered to and the secrecy of the vote generally respected.
Five political parties took part in the elections. The main contenders for the presidency were Rixi Moncada of the ruling Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE), Nasry Asfura of the National Party and Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Party. Asfura is a former mayor of the capital, Tegucigalpa. The EU mission deployed 138 observers from 26 EU member states plus Norway and Canada, who visited 414 polling stations on election day. The Organization of American States mission, headed by former Paraguayan foreign minister Eladio Loizaga, comprised 101 specialists and observers from 19 countries.
The observers also noted that the elections took place in a tense and highly polarized environment, with political disputes permeating the National Electoral Council (CNE) and the Electoral Justice Tribunal throughout the process. Statements by President Donald J. Trump on November 26 and 28 in support of Asfura, and announcing the pardon of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, prompted reactions from the major parties and became a focus of pre-election discussion.
Four hours after the polls closed, the CNE's three commissioners jointly announced the first preliminary results, based on 34 percent of the results forms transmitted through the rapid count system. Counting continued into the night, and no winner was declared on election day.
Source: European Union Election Observation Mission
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：洪都拉斯首都Tegucigalpa市中心天际线（资料照片）。Eduarg23摄，CC0，经Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The downtown skyline of Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras (file photo). By Eduarg23, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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