TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: The day before Honduras elects a new president, suddenly the main topics of conversation here shifted from domestic matters to US President Donald Trump and the former Honduran president he said he will pardon. Trump cannonballed into the deep end of Honduran politics this week, first endorsing presidential candidate Nasry “Tito” Asfura from the conservative National Party and then announcing the pardon of ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández — of the same party — sentenced to 45 years in a US prison for helping move tons of cocaine.

Verurteilt wurde der ehemalige honduranische Präsident Juan Orlando Hernández vor mehr als einem Jahr – noch zu Zeiten der Biden-Präsidentschaft. Die Ankündigung kommt kurz vor…

El republicano condiciona la ayuda financiera al país Centroamericano a la victoria del candidato conservador en las elecciones presidenciales de este próximo domingo

Juan Orlando Hernandez, member of Trump-endorsed candidate Nasry Asfura's party, serving US drug trafficking sentence.

The pardon announcement comes despite Trump making cracking down on illegal drug trafficking central to his second term.

President Donald Trump said he plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, convicted of trafficking drugs to the U.S.

President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges…

Hernández was convicted in 2024 of accepting millions in bribes to protect cocaine shipments

Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in the US last year to 45 years behind bars for conspiring to import cocaine into the country.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: The day before Honduras elects a new president, suddenly the main topics of conversation here shifted from domestic matters to US President Donald Trump and…

US president favours Nasry ‘Tito’ Asfura of rightwing National party, as polls show three candidates are neck-and-neck

The US president is threatening to cut aid to Honduras if his favoured right-wing presidential candidate does not win.

The U.S. president used one of his go-to excuses while defending his decision to pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former president of Honduras.

TEGUCIGALPA: A conservative candidate backed by US President Donald Trump and nicknamed “grandad” led Sunday’s presidential election in Honduras, according to snap results from…

Sunday's vote took place in a highly polarized climate, with the three top candidates hurling accusations of possible fraud.

Honduran presidential candidate Nasry "Tito" Asfura -is leading in preliminary results from Sunday's general elections, though the margin is small.

Donald Trump has defended pardoning the drug-trafficking Honduran ex-president whilst he continues to ramp up military strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats. Last March,…

Hernández was found guilty in March 2024 of conspiring to bring cocaine into the US, and of possessing machine guns.

Hernández was sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for taking bribes from drug traffickers so they could safely move some 400 tons of cocaine to the U.S.

Intervention is latest by US president whose preferred candidate, Nasry Asfura, is locked in ‘technical tie’

Trump's plan to pardon ex-Honduran President Hernandez, convicted in a drug case, raises concerns over US credibility.