L.A. Times: Honduras still hasn't declared a winner in its presidential vote — and tensions are rising
Protesters from opposing political parties took to the streets Tuesday in Honduras, where election officials still have not declared a winner in Sunday’s presidential vote amid allegations of fraud.
International monitors called for a speedier and more transparent vote count as several prominent civil society groups accused the government of slowing its release of tallies because it appeared the incumbent president was headed toward a loss.
After more than 24 hours without publicly updating vote tallies, the country's electoral court reported Tuesday that with 67% of ballots counted, opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla led a field of nine candidates with 964,883 votes, or 44% of the total. President Juan Orlando Hernandez had 901,115 votes, or 41%.
The new tally represented a major gain for Hernandez, narrowing Nasralla’s lead from 93,975 votes to 63,768.
The court’s president said that it will take until as late as Thursday to tally the remaining votes and that election officials would not name a winner until every vote had been counted.
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Update #1: TV star urges protests as his lead shrinks in dramatic Honduras vote -- Reuters
Update #2: Honduras waits for election results amid accusations of fraud (DW)
WNU Editor: People are getting nervous.
