Reuters: Election crisis engulfs Honduras with rival candidates neck-and-neck
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras grappled with a slow-motion political crisis on Wednesday, with its president, a crime-fighting U.S. ally, edging ahead of his rival, a TV star whose supporters protested as his early lead in the weekend election evaporated.
Three days after polling stations closed in Honduras’ presidential election, there was growing international concern and still a fifth of ballots left to count with no clear victor.
With around 82.89 percent of ballots counted, center-right President Juan Orlando Hernandez had 42.2 percent of the vote and challenger Salvador Nasralla was on 42.1 percent, the election tribunal said, with the president 3,000 votes in the lead.
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Update #1: Honduras street protesters allege electoral fraud (BBC).
Update #2: Honduras presidential race narrows as final results awaited (ABC News/AP)
WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction .... the loser (and I am willing to bet that it is the challenger) is not going to be happy.
