Trump-backed candidate officially wins Honduras presidential election

Honduran election officials on Wednesday afternoon called the country's presidential election for conservative candidate Nasry Asfura, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump.

Trump made his official endorsement just weeks before the general election, and declared that the United States would not throw "good money after [the] bad" if Asfura does not win. He said Asfura was the only candidate he would work with.

The election officials made the official call nearly a month after the Nov. 30 election, and announced that Asfura received 40.27% of the vote. The result meant he narrowly defeated four-time presidential contender Salvador Nasralla of the conservative Liberal Party, who finished with 39.39% of the vote, according to Politico.

“Honduras: I am prepared to govern,” Asfura wrote in a post on X. “I will not let you down. God bless Honduras." 

The election results come a week after the South American country of Chile elected a conservative candidate, José Antonio Kast, as its next president.

The results are also a strong rebuke of Honduras's current leader, Xiomara Castro, who leads the democratic socialist Liberty and Re-foundation Party. Her party's candidate finished third with 19% of the vote.

"The people of Honduras have spoken: Nasry Asfura is Honduras’ next president," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X. "The United States congratulates President-Elect [Asfura] and looks forward to working with his administration to advance prosperity and security in our hemisphere."

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.