Trump-backed Asfura wins presidential election race

Conservative businessman Nasry Asfura, backed by US President Donald Trump, was declared the winner of Honduras's presidential election Wednesday, weeks after a razor-thin vote marred by delays and allegations of fraud.

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The National Electoral Council (CNE) said the 67-year-old son of Palestinian immigrants defeated fellow conservative and television personality Salvador Nasralla by less than one percentage point.

Mr Asfura's victory marks a return of the right wing to power in one of Latin America's poorest countries after four years under leftist President Xiomara Castro. It also aligns Honduras with a broader shift towards conservative governments in the region following recent political changes in Chile, Bolivia, Peru and Argentina.

"Honduras: I'm ready to govern. I won't let you down," Mr Asfura wrote on X after the result was announced, thanking election officials for validating his victory.