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4 hours ago
Xiomara Castro leads the presidential vote with 53.44% of the votes, according to the CNE
By CNN Spanish
The National Electoral Council of Honduras (CNE) reported this Monday through a statement that with 40% of the records processed, the candidate Xiomara Castro of the Free Party leads the voting of the presidential elections with 53.44% of the votes .
In second place is the candidate of the National Party, Nastry Asfura with 34.03% of the votes.
The third place corresponds, according to the preliminary results, to Yani Benjamín Rosenthal Hidalgo with 9.19% of the votes.
6 hours ago
Xiomara Castro leads the counting of votes in Honduras
By CNN Spanish
The CNE reports that with 31.37% of the records transmitted, Xiomara Castro, candidate of the Free Party, leads the vote with 53.51% of the votes.
In second place, according to preliminary data, Nasry Asfura of the National Party is located, with 34.05% of the votes.
Participation in these presidential elections, according to the CNE, has been 62.72%
7 hours ago
Almost a million young people neither work nor study in Honduras, according to an expert
By Fernando del Rincón
Of the more than 5 million Hondurans eligible to vote in this Sunday's general elections, more than 2.4 million are between 18 and 30 years old.
Of them, almost a million do not work or study, according to Carlos Hernández, director of the Association for a More Just Society.
Unemployment and hopelessness in Honduran youth 1:59
8 hours ago
With 16.01% of the tally sheets, candidate Xiomara Castro leads the vote count
By Marlon Sorto
Credit: Inti Ocon / Getty Images
The president of the National Electoral Council of Honduras (CNE), Kelvin Aguirre, presented this Sunday the preliminary results of the presidential election.
Here are some of the data he presented:
Total minutes:
18,293
Minutes scrutinized:
2,929 (16.01%)
Counted
votes:
577,065
Valid votes:
557,086
Votes for candidates:
Xiomara Castro / Free Party - 297,714
Nasry Asfura / National Party - 189,451
Yani Rosenthal / Liberal Party - 51,446
8 hours ago
62% of eligible voters participated in the elections, according to the CNE
By Marlon Sorto
Credit: ORLANDO SIERRA / AFP via Getty Images
The president of the National Electoral Council of Honduras (CNE), Kelvin Aguirre, reported this Sunday in a press conference that at least 3,221,264 Hondurans voted in this Sunday's elections, which represents 62% of the people authorized to do so.
This is a preliminary result.
8 hours ago
Blackout of the website of the National Electoral Council is "inexplicable", says former president of the CNE
By Fernando del Rincón
Honduras election 2021: the CNE's credibility to the test 1:46
Augusto Aguilar, former president of the CNE, describes it as "inexplicable" and recalls what happened in 2017, when the results were reversed after an interruption of the same nature.
The CNE reported that it is investigating the outage, adding that it was caused by an "attack on the server," without offering further details.
9 hours ago
Honduran Council of Private Enterprise asks political parties "not to declare themselves winners in advance"
By Marlon Sorto
Credit: Aphotografia / Getty Images
The Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (COHEP) asked political parties this Sunday to "not declare winners in advance and to wait for the CNE to count the votes," according to a statement that the entity published on social networks.
10 hours ago
Hondurans in Los Angeles were unable to exercise their right to vote
By Gonzalo Alvarado
Hondurans in Los Angeles were unable to exercise their right to vote 4:07
11 hours ago
President of the CNE closes the election day
By Marlon Sorto
The president of the National Electoral Council of Honduras (CNE), Kelvin Aguirre, said this Sunday on Twitter that the election day closed at 5 pm local time (6 pm Miami time), and that it could be extended at the polls in a "way exceptional "by agreement of the Vote Receiving Boards.
Thank you very much Honduras!
We have had a historic turnout at the polls.
As established by the Electoral Law at 5:00 PM, the election day closes, which can only be extended exceptionally by decision of the JRV with unanimous votes.
pic.twitter.com/H6M1zeksR9
- Kelvin Aguirre (@ KelvinAguirre18) November 28, 2021
11 hours ago
What will happen to the minutes that cannot be transmitted?
By Elvin Sandoval
Elections in Honduras: what will happen to the acts that cannot be transmitted?
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12 hours ago
Hondurans fear outbreaks of violence after elections
By Elvin Sandoval
Some business owners protect themselves with pieces of wood in front of their premises to prevent damage to their establishments.
Many go to the markets to stock up on food in the event of any eventuality.
Fear in Honduras for possible outbreak of violence during the 2:48 elections
13 hours ago
CNE says it investigates the fall of its website
By Marlon Sorto
The National Electoral Council of Honduras (CNE) reported this Sunday that it is investigating the fall that its website suffered for the census consultation and that "the first information reflects an attack on the server located in the Council's facilities," according to a statement press.
The CNE did not elaborate on who was behind the "attack."
14 hours ago
Yani Rosenthal has said that he would extradite Juan Orlando Hernández to the United States.
By Fernando del Rincón
Yani Rosenthal, presidential candidate in Honduras, spoke before the elections of the possibility of collaborating with a possible extradition of the current Honduran president, Juan Orlando Hernández, to the United States.
If he becomes president, "there will be no impunity pacts," says the candidate for the Liberal Party.
Yani Rosenthal would extradite Orlando Hernández to the US 0:44
15 hours ago
Migration as a result of political mistrust
By Elvin Sandoval
The few social and economic opportunities and the broken promises discourage many Hondurans from going to the polls every day.
Rather than thinking about fulfilling a civic duty, the eyes of many are set on irregularly emigrating to the United States.
Migrating to the US, the only solution for many Hondurans 3:01
16 hours ago
Nasry Asfura votes and calls to demonstrate peace and tranquility
By María Plaza
Nasry Asfura.
Credit: LUIS ACOSTA / AFP via Getty Images
Candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura exercised his right to vote in Tegucigalpa around 11 am local time (12 pm Miami time).
He said he will not accept decisions until "the last vote is counted."
He assured that he will respect the results that are presented at the polls and the work of the CNE as long as the last vote is counted.
He affirmed that he had confidence in the companies hired by the CNE.
And that "peace and tranquility" must be demonstrated for Honduras.
17 hours ago
Manuel Zelaya votes and says there is a will for change for the country
By María Plaza
Former presidential candidate Manuel Zelaya Rosales exercised his right to vote in Catacamas, Olancho, and called for an electoral day of peace.
He said that according to his records there is a will for massive change for a new presidency of Honduras.
He assured that there have been 12 years of struggle that have allowed correcting mistakes and learning lessons, you cannot continue with “confrontations” and “hostility”.
17 hours ago
Why are these elections important for Latin America?
By Germán Padinger
Credit: LUIS ACOSTA / AFP via Getty Images
Honduras is one of the three members of the so-called northern triangle, along with El Salvador and Guatemala.
The largest number of Central American immigrants currently in the United States come from this bloc, which concentrates the most populated countries in Central America, according to the Migration Policy Institute.
The northern triangle is also crossed by the same problem linked to the high levels of violence from organized crime, including homicides, sexual violence, disappearances, forced recruitment into gangs and extortion, as highlighted by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner. United for Refugees (UNHCR) in a report, which contributes to internal displacement and ultimately emigration.
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18 hours ago
Young people represent 46% of voters in Honduras
By Elvin Sandoval
The youth would define the general elections in Honduras, since according to the National Electoral Council, this sector represents 46% of the voters.
The young vote will define the elections in Honduras 3:17
19 hours ago
How are the winning candidates defined?
In the case of the president, the candidate who achieves the simple majority, according to the electoral law, will be declared the winner.
In the case of the deputies for the National Congress and for the Central American Parliament, “in each Political Party, Alliance or Independent Candidacy the order of precedence will be established according to the marks obtained by each candidate individually, occupying the first place within the corresponding payroll is the one that has obtained the highest number of marks and so on in descending order until the number of positions is completed ”, the law establishes.
19 hours ago
Vote the candidate Xiomara Castro de Zelaya
By María Plaza
Credit: @XiomaraCastroZ
The candidate for the Libertad y Refundación party Xiomara Castro de Zelaya voted in Catacamas, Olancho around 8 am local time (9 am Miami time).
He invited the Honduran people to go to the polls to "make a change" in the country.
He spoke of a civic party in peace and said that it is time to make a change in the country and not to fall for provocations.
He also commented that he trusts institutions such as the Armed Forces and the Police to protect the election process.
The candidate assured that the Honduran people need a total change and that is why her government, if it wins, will be one of reconciliation.
20 hours ago
What other positions are chosen?
In addition to being the president and three presidential appointees of the Nation -who serve as vice-presidents-, on Sunday, November 28, 2021, the following will be elected:
20 deputies to the Central American Parliament and their respective alternates;
128 deputies to the National Congress and their respective alternates;
298 Municipal Corporations made up of a mayor, a deputy mayor and their respective councilors.
21 hours ago
Around 5.1 million people would go to the polls
At 7:00 am (8:00 am Miami time) the electoral process in Honduras began.
Desde la sede del Consejo Nacional Electoral, los consejeros hicieron un llamado a la ciudadanía a acudir a las urnas con responsabilidad y paciencia. Cerca de 5,1 millones de hondureños acudirán a las urnas este domingo. El consejero presidente del CNE, Kelvin Aguirre, pidió que se lleve a cabo un tranquilo y sin violencia política. Recordó además que solo los resultados del CNE son aquellos que deben tomarse como oficiales.
Kelvin Aguirre, consejero presidente CNE. Crédito: Televicentro
Hace 21 horas
¿Quiénes son los candidatos a la presidencia de Honduras?
En total se inscribieron 15 candidatos a la presidencia de Honduras, de acuerdo con el Consejo Nacional Electoral.
Tras la celebración de las primarias en marzo de 2021, se impusieron y serán candidatos Nasry Asfura, del oficialista Partido Nacional; Yani Rosenthal, por el Partido Liberal; y Xiomara Castro, del Partido Libertad y Refundación (Libre) y esposa del expresidente Manuel Zelaya, derrocado en 2009.
Completan la lista Julio Lopez, del Partido Anticorrupción; Kelin Pérez, del Frente Amplio Popular en Resistencia; Romeo Vázquez, del Partido Alianza Patriótica de Honduras; Carlos Portillo, del Partido Demócrata Cristiano; Alfonso Díaz, del Partido Unificación Democrática; Marlon Escoto, del Partido Todos Somos Honduras; Esdras López, del Partido Nueva Ruta de Honduras; Santos Orellana, del Movimiento Independiente Dignidad y Esperanza, detenido a comienzos de noviembre; Milton Benítez, del Movimiento Independiente Honduras Humana; José Coto, del Partido Va Movimiento Solidario; Lempira Viana, del Partido Liberación Democrático de Honduras; y Alexander Mira, de la Unión Opositora de Honduras.
Según los resultados oficiales, votaron poco más de 2.197.000 personas en 7.960 mesas electorales.
Hace 21 horas
El panorama de Honduras antes de las elecciones
Por Germán Padinger
Crédito: ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP via Getty Images
Como tantos otros países, Honduras ha recibido el golpe a la economía que significaron las restricciones impuestas ante la pandemia de covid-19, exacerbado por la delicada situación interna.
Según datos de 2019 citados por el Banco Mundial, Honduras registraba un 48% de pobreza, con un PIB per cápita de unos US$ 2.405, ubicado entre los más bajos de América Latina.
Honduras ha registrado hasta el momento además 377.712 casos de coronavirus y 10.401 muertes, de acuerdo con la Universidad Johns Hopkins. En tanto el 39% de la población ha recibido las dos dosis de la vacuna, un porcentaje inferior al promedio tanto en Norteamérica (54,3%) como en Sudamérica (56,1%), según Our World in Data con datos hasta el 19 de noviembre.
On September 15, Honduras celebrated its bicentennial with a military parade and cultural events, organized by President Hernández.
That same day opposition groups protested in Tegucigalpa after ensuring that the country still lacks independence and that this government has impoverished the population, in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic.
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