Tag: Honduras

Honduran President Xiomara Castro Alleges Coup Attempt Underway

HONDURAS – The Honduran President Xiomara Castro on Tuesday said that there was a coup attempt underway to overthrow her government, as election results remain unknown two weeks after the poll. Castro alleged on social media that former President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of drug trafficking charges in the US last year and […]

Preliminary Honduras Presidential Election Results Show Nasry Asfura Leading

HONDURAS – Preliminary Honduras presidential election results on Sunday showed the Conservative candidate Nasry Asfura leading in the early tallies released by the electoral authority. With 6,559 of 19,152 tally sheets processed – 34.25 percent of the total – the National Electoral Council (CNE) reported that Asfura, leader of the National Party of Honduras and […]