Election details and controversies

November 30: Election Day

• There were massive reports that customers of the cellular company TIGO received texts saying that remittances from migrants in the U.S. were at risk, depending on the election results.
• Reports beginning and growing during voting throughout election day claimed that there were intentional efforts to avoid using  the legally-required biometric machines to verify the identities of voters.

In the days following the elections:

• Unscheduled maintenance shutdowns of the election reporting system in the days following and throughout the month limited public knowledge and verification of the progression of vote counting and verification.  
• Calls for recounts of a large number of vote tallies sheets (actas) with discrepancies began growing.
• Leaked audio recordings of conversations between party officials outlined collusion between the National and Liberal party representatives  and officials from the National Electoral Council (CNE) to avoid recounts. The traditional Liberal party leadership begins to show favor to an Asfura victory, despite Nasralla’s insistence on vote verification and denunciations of fraud.
• LIBRE CNE representative Marlon Ochoa files a complaint with the Public Prosecutor’s office over the irregularities. There are calls from some LIBRE leaders and others to annul the election.
• The Organization of American States (OAS) election observers noted concerns about discrepancies and technology failures but certified the election. Complaints were made to the OAS by LIBRE but were rejected.
• On December 30, the Constitutional deadline for declaring the election unless there are extraordinary reasons for delay, the CNE (minus the LIBRE party representative) declared Nasry Asfura of the PN, president on December 24, 2025.
• Liberal party Presidential candidate, Salvador Nasralla and Jorge Aldana the LIBRE mayoral candidate for Tegucigalpa file a request for vote-by-vote recounts that are later denied.
• On January 8, 2026, the National Congress (2022-2026) convenes an extraordinary session boycotted by National and Liberal party Congress representatives but that arguably achieves a quorum.  Congress representatives issue a declaration ordering the CNE to perform the legally required vote-by-vote verification of irregular vote tally sheets (actas) to ensure that 100% of the votes are counted. . The President of the Congress, Luis Redondo announces that if the CNE does not comply, the Congress has the authority to perform the recount.
• The National Party,Liberal Party and traditional Honduran media owned largely by wealthy elite families, declare the Congressional action to be illegal. The media paints efforts by LIBRE as an effort to stay in power instead of pressuring to guarantee integrity in the electoral process. As a result, Nasralla continues to demand a recount but at the same time his spouse, Congress representative Iroshka Elvir attempts to distance themselves from LIBRE signalling that the fractions concerned about the electoral results are not coordinating.
• The State Department goes on the offensive again in support of Asfura and in defense of the election. The OAS also issues a statement against the Congressional call for a recount.
• On January 25 and 26, the National Congress is inaugurated with National Party leader Tomás Zambrano as the provisional President of the Congress, signalling that Zambrano will likely be elected as President in the first legislative session.                                      
• On January 27, Nasry Asfura is sworn in as President of Honduras.November 30: