A man walks away from tear gas as supporters of Salvador Nasralla, presidential candidate for the Opposition Alliance Against the Dictatorship, clash with police during a protest caused by the delayed vote count for the presidential election in San Pedro Sula, Honduras December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Moises Ayala
BBC: Honduras election: Fresh delays after opposition demands recount
An expected announcement on the winner of disputed presidential elections in Honduras has been hit by fresh delays.
Electoral officials shelved the announcement, due late on Friday, when main opposition contender Salvador Nasralla demanded a recount of votes from more than 5,000 ballot boxes.
Results from last Sunday's vote had already been badly delayed amid opposition allegations of fraud.
Violent demonstrations have left one person dead and 20 injured.
Riot police fired tear gas at angry opposition supporters in the capital Tegucigalpa on Friday, near the centre where the results were due to be announced.
Elsewhere, protesters blocked major road and set vehicles alight.
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WNU Editor: According to the AP (at 21:31 EST this Friday evening), with 95% of the vote counted, incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez has a lead of more than 46,000 votes over challenger Salvador Nasralla .... Amid disturbances, Honduras to hand-count final votes (Washington Post/AP).
Update: The Honduran government has just suspended the constitution .... Honduras suspends constitutional guarantees amid election unrest (Reuters).
More News On The Growing Political Unrest In Honduras
One Dead, Scores Arrested in Unrest Over Delayed Honduran Vote Count -- U.S. News & World Report/Reuters
Protests Roil Honduras in Wait for Election Results -- VOA
Five days after presidential election, an increasingly tense Honduras still has no result -- L.A. Times
Honduras presidential election: Fresh clashes break out as poll rolls into fifth day -- Firstpost
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