US president backs right-wing presidential candidate Nasry Asfura; electoral council says vote a 'technical tie' so far.
US president backs right-wing presidential candidate Nasry Asfura but electoral council says vote is a ‘technical tie’ so far.
By Farah Najjar and News Agencies
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The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Honduras called for “patience” on Tuesday as it launched a manual count of votes in one of the closest presidential elections the country has seen in more than a decade – a contest over which US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off aid to the country.
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