Monday, December 4, 2017

Honduras Ballot Recount Ends, Confirming The President's Lead



DW: Honduras ballot recount ends, with president's lead confirmed

A recount of votes from more than a thousand disputed ballot boxes after last week's presidential election in Honduras has ended, showing President Hernandez still in the lead. But allegations of election fraud persist.

Honduras' electoral tribunal has finished a partial recount of nearly 6 percent of ballots from last weekend's presidential election, as the country's main opposition leader continued to demand a wider recalculation of the votes.

Tribunal president David Matamoros said on Monday that 100 percent of the ballots had been counted, but that no winner was yet being declared.

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WNU editor: Apparently the recount has been completed, but no official announcement on the results has been made as of now.

More News On The Honduras Ballot Recount

Honduras incumbent Hernández leads after vote recount -- BBC
Honduran president holds lead as vote count wraps up -- AP
Honduran tally favors second term for president in disputed vote -- Reuters
Thousands protest in Honduras in chaos over contested presidential election -- The Guardian
Honduran protesters call for vote recount -- Al Jazeera

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