Nasry Asfura has been declared the winner of Honduras's presidential election, after weeks of delays following technical problems and allegations of fraud. The conservative National Party candidate - backed by US President Donald Trump - won with 40.3% of the vote, according to the National Electoral Council (CNE), edging out Salvador Nasralla of the centre-right Liberal Party, who got 39.5%. In a post on X, Asfura stated, Honduras: I am ready to govern. I will not let you down. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged all parties to respect the result so that Honduran authorities may ensure a peaceful transition of authority. However, the president of the country's Congress, Luis Redondo, labeled the result as completely illegal. The vote was held on 30 November but the count faced delays due to technical outages described by electoral officials as inexcusable. Ana Paola Hall, president of the CNE, blamed the delays on a private company responsible for tabulating the results. Approximately 15% of the tally sheets had to be counted manually due to issues in the processing system. Protests erupted across Honduras last week with thousands demonstrating against what they considered electoral fraud. Outgoing President Xiomara Castro accused outside interference in the election and stated that her political adversaries were attempting an electoral coup. Amidst these tensions, allegations of manipulation and corruption in the vote count have surfaced, particularly targeting Trump's influence which is said to have further complicated the situation. Rubio's comments mentioned that the US seeks to work with Asfura's administration to bolster security cooperation and economic ties while addressing issues like illegal immigration.