Honduran Opposition Accused of Altering Primary Election Results
Citizens participate in the primary elections in Honduras, 2025. X/ @ElNecio_Cuba
April 1, 2025 Hour: 8:06 am
On November 30, the Central American country will carry out general elections.
On Monday, Marlon Ochoa, a member of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Honduras, accused the right-wing opposition of deliberately inflating the results of the primary elections held on March 9 to favor Nasry Asfura, the presidential candidate of the National Party (PN), and Salvador Nasralla, the presidential candidate of the Liberal Party (PL).
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The manipulation of tally sheets at polling stations and the discrepancies revealed by biometric voting records provide evidence of electoral fraud, which is classified under the Penal Code as falsification of electoral documents, according to the CNE councilor, who presented specific cases illustrating these irregularities.
In one polling station, for instance, 332 votes were assigned to candidate Salvador Nasralla, while the biometric device recorded only 147 voters. These discrepancies have led all CNE councilors to denounce the alteration in the number of votes.
Legal experts pointed out that the Public Prosecutor’s Office must act ex officio to investigate and prosecute those responsible for this offense. Moreover, they believe it is essential to bring those who have altered the sovereign will of the people to trial and impose criminal sanctions.
Amid these allegations, the opposition is blaming the ruling party. However, Luis Redondo, president of the National Congress, reminded the public that it was the Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre) that promoted the use of biometrics and ensured the budget for transparent elections, thus discrediting the speculations.
If the accusations against the opposition parties are confirmed, independent audits and sanctions for falsifying electoral documents could be initiated. The complaint also raises doubts about the neutrality of some CNE members, the institution responsible for announcing the official final results of the primary elections on April 8.
The situation is generating uncertainty and raising questions about the transparency of the electoral process, which will culminate in the general elections scheduled to take place on November 30.
teleSUR/ JF
Source: teleSUR
