Tyre-burning protests erupt in Honduras over disputed election results: Video
Supporters of Honduras’ Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre) staged fresh protests on Monday, December 15, outside the Electoral Logistics Centre of the National Electoral Council (CNE) in Tegucigalpa, denouncing alleged fraud in the 30 November general elections.
Protesters demanded official recognition of what they claim was a victory by Jorge Aldana in the race for mayor of the Central District, over National Party candidate Juan Diego Zelaya. Libre supporters chanted and vowed to remain in the streets, saying the demonstrations were aimed at preventing what they described as another act of electoral fraud.
As unrest intensified, CNE councillor Cossette López warned that the situation at the Electoral Logistics Centre had become “critical”. The protest formed part of a broader wave of demonstrations in the capital, with tyres also set alight earlier on Monday along a key road linking Tegucigalpa to northern Honduras. Similar scenes were reported last week outside CNE headquarters.
The protests come amid repeated delays in the vote count, which has been halted several times and accompanied by accusations of irregularities. With 99.80 per cent of polling stations counted, National Party candidate Nasry Asfura, backed by Donald Trump, is leading with 40.54 per cent of the vote, followed by Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla on 39.19 per cent, and Libre’s Rixi Moncada on 19.29 per cent.
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