Early results from the general election in Honduras show the leader of the right-wing National Party, Nasry Asfura, has a razor-thin lead.
With almost 56% of the votes counted, the conservative candidate was just 0.22 percentage points ahead of former TV host Salvador Nasralla, according to results published by the National Electoral Council (CNE).
Stressing that the results were both “preliminary and partial”, the head of the CNE said that the race was on a knife-edge between centre-right Nasralla and right-wing Asfura.
Asfura has the backing of US President Donald Trump, who has threatened to cut financial aid to the Central American nation if his preferred candidate does not win.