Hondurans are voting Sunday in an election that will determine the country’s next president and has attracted international attention.
Most polls show a virtual tie between three of the five contenders: former Defence Minister Rixi Moncada of the ruling leftist Liberty and Refoundation (LIBRE) party; former Tegucigalpa Mayor Nasry Asfura of the conservative National Party; and television host Salvador Nasralla of the centrist Liberal Party.
About 6.5 million registered voters in the Central American nation of about 10 million people will choose a president for the next four years.
The Organisation of American States has expressed concerns about the electoral process, and the majority of its members in an extraordinary session this week called for the government of outgoing President Xiomara Castro to conduct elections free of intimidation, fraud and political interference.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau also warned on X the U.S. will respond "swiftly and decisively to anyone who undermines the integrity of the democratic process in Honduras."
U.S. President Donald Trump has backed Asfura, posting on social media that "if he doesn't win, the United States will not be throwing good money after bad."
"We are hoping that there will be no fraud and that the elections will be peaceful," said Jennifer Lopez, a 22-year-old law student in Tegucigalpa.
"This would be a huge step forward for democracy in our country."
Honduras, where six out of every 10 citizens live in poverty, experienced a coup in 2009 when an alliance of right-wing military figures, politicians and businessmen overthrew Manuel Zelaya, the husband of the current president.
In 2021, Hondurans voted massively for Castro, ending more than a century of rule by the National and Liberal parties.
The elections on Sunday, in which the 128 members of Congress, hundreds of mayors, and thousands of other public officials will also be chosen, are taking place in a highly polarised climate, with the three top candidates accusing each other of plotting fraud.
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