Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Nasralla leads in Honduras election count
In Honduras, two people are running to be the president.
One is Salvador Nasralla, and the other is Nasry Asfura.
They are very close in the votes.
Right now, Salvador Nasralla is slightly ahead.
The counting of votes started again after the election on Sunday.
It's important because it will decide who becomes the next president of Honduras.
Taiwan wants to be friends with Honduras again, but China says it's not their business.
The U.S. is also watching because their president supports one of the candidates.
Salvador Nasralla is currently leading in the Honduras presidential election count with 39.93% of the vote.
Nasry Asfura is closely behind Nasralla with 39.86% of the vote.
The counting of votes restarted after the election on December 2, 2021.
Both Nasralla and Asfura have expressed willingness to resume diplomatic relations with Taiwan if elected.
Taiwan is looking forward to re-establishing ties with Honduras and has been in touch with both candidates.
- Who
- Salvador Nasralla and Nasry Asfura
- What
- Honduras presidential election count
- When
- Counting restarted on December 2, 2021
- Where
- Honduras
- Why
- To determine the winner of the presidential election and potential diplomatic relations with Taiwan
Taiwan
China
Diplomatic Relations
Taiwan
Taiwan is looking forward to re-establishing ties with Honduras and has been in touch with both presidential candidates who are friendly towards Taipei.
China
China views the election as an internal matter for Honduras and has stated that bilateral relations with Honduras have developed rapidly since they established diplomatic relations in 2023.
- Candidate 1
- Salvador Nasralla
- Candidate 2
- Nasry Asfura
- Current Lead
- Salvador Nasralla
- Vote Percentage (Nasralla)
- 39.93%
- Vote Percentage (Asfura)
- 39.86%
- Election Date
- December 2, 2021
- Counting Status
- Restarted after election
- Taiwan's Stance
- Looking forward to re-establishing ties
- China's Stance
- Views election as internal matter
- U.S. Involvement
- President Donald Trump backs Asfura
