Honduras’ ruling party seeks annulment of election, alleges US interference by Trump
Honduras’ Libre Party demanded annulment of country’s general election, accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of interfering in elections
HONDURAS (MNTV) — Honduras’ governing Libre Party has demanded the annulment of the country’s general election, accusing U.S. President Donald Trump of interfering in the electoral process and claiming widespread fraud by opposition forces.
A week after voters went to the polls, and three days after electoral authorities again suspended the publication of official results, Libre — the party of President Xiomara Castro — rejected preliminary tallies that show conservative candidate Nasry Asfura, who has received public backing from Trump, leading the presidential race.
In a statement shared on social media, the party said it would not recognize what it described as a vote “conducted under interference and pressure” from Trump and domestic economic elites, arguing that Hondurans were being subjected to an “ongoing electoral coup.”
The standoff intensified after the Preliminary Electoral Results Transmission (TREP) system, used to rapidly publish vote counts, stopped updating. At the time of the freeze, Asfura reportedly held about 1.13 million votes, narrowly ahead of Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla with 1.11 million.
Libre’s own candidate, Rixi Moncada, trailed far behind with roughly 543,675 votes, representing about 19% of the total.
Libre called for the complete cancellation of the election and demanded an independent investigation into what it described as “electoral terrorism” linked to the TREP system.
The party referenced 26 leaked audio recordings and alleged cyber intrusions, tampering with source code, inconsistencies affecting more than 95% of reported results, thousands of tally sheets lacking biometric verification, and repeated crashes of the official vote-counting portal.
Libre also pointed to Trump’s public expressions of support for Asfura and the National Party, including social media posts promising increased U.S. assistance if the conservative candidate won.
According to the ruling party, opposition forces used Trump’s statements to pressure voters by warning that remittance flows from Hondurans living abroad could be threatened if the National Party lost.
The Libre Party urged its supporters to condemn what it labeled “foreign interference” and called for nationwide mobilizations, including protests, strikes, sit-ins, and local assemblies, along with an extraordinary national gathering scheduled for Dec. 13.
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