The centrist Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla widened his narrow lead over the Trump-endorsed conservative candidate Nasry "Tito" Asfura in the Honduran presidential election, with a White House threat of "hell to pay" hanging over the ongoing count.

The impact on the race is unclear. Some Hondurans say they backed Mr Asfura in the hope that he could maintain good relations with the United States. Others say the release of Mr Hernández, who turned Honduras into a narco-state, convinced them not to vote for his party. Contrary to Mr Trump’s claims, most Hondurans did not want Mr Hernández freed.

Honduras' former President Juan Orlando Hernández thanked U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday for pardoning him in his first communication since being released from a U.S. prison. Hernández was one year into a 45-year prison sentence for helping drug traffickers move hundreds of tons of cocaine to the U.

Donald Trump’s pick for president in Honduras lost his lead after a second chaotic day of counting in an election overshadowed by the US president’s pardon of former Honduran leader Juan Orlando Hernández.

The president wants "a much more transactional relationship" in the Western Hemisphere, Latin American expert Christopher Sabatini tells Newsweek.

A conservative candidate backed by US President Donald Trump narrowly leads a right-wing rival in Honduras's presidential election, according to partial results from the electoral commission released Monday.

Salvador Nasralla has declared victory on social media, while Nasry Asfura is urging caution. The US president is trying to sow doubt by accusing authorities of manipulating the results: ‘If they do,

With votes from about 56% of polling places counted in Honduras, preliminary and partial results showed conservative candidates Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasralla leading the presidential contest earl