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Nasry Asfura has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Honduras, after weeks of delays following technical problems and allegations of fraud, the BBC reported.
The conservative National Party candidate - backed by US President Donald Trump - won with 40.3% of the vote, the BBC reported citing the National Electoral Council (CNE), edging out Salvador Nasralla of the centre-right Liberal Party, who got 39.5%.
In a post on X, Asfura said: "Honduras: I am ready to govern. I will not let you down."
Meanwhile, Nasralla said at a press conference: "I will not accept a result built on omissions." But he also urged his supporters to remain calm.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged all parties to respect the result "so that Honduran authorities may ensure a peaceful transition of authority".
But the president of the country's Congress, Luis Redondo, posted saying the result was "completely illegal".
The vote was held on 30 November but the count was delayed twice by technical outages, which electoral officials called "inexcusable,” according to the BBC.
There have been tensions in Honduras as a result of the delays with protests held across the country last week, according to the BBC.
Thousands of supporters of the governing Libre party demonstrated in the capital Tegucigalpa over what they considered fraud in the vote.
The outgoing President, Xiomara Castro, had alleged that an "electoral coup" was taking place and earlier this month said the election was being marred by "interference" from Trump.
When he endorsed Asfura for president, Trump said there would be "hell to pay" if his very narrow lead was overturned in the count.
He also threatened to withdraw financial support from the US if Asfura didn't win.