Trump threat overshadows Honduras vote

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 01, 2025 12:05 pm

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Polls closed Sunday in Honduras' knife-edge presidential election, after a campaign dominated by US President Donald Trump's threat to cut aid if a conservative candidate loses.

Trump threw his weight behind 67-year-old Nasry 'Tito' Asfura in the final days of the race, upending a contest that is too close to call in a country plagued by drug trafficking and gang activity.

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