Eder Peralta

Now, two opposition candidates are in a statistical tie, and the ruling party, which will lose power, denounced U.S.

interference in the vote.

Eder Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.

Two opposition candidates, Tito Asfura, the right-wing candidate, and Salvador Nasralla, the centrist, are leading the race according to preliminary results.

President Trump jumped right in the middle of Honduran politics last week, saying if anyone other than conservative candidate Asfura won the elections, the U.S.

would rethink its aid contributions.

This follows a similar approach earlier this year as he weighed in on Argentina's midterm elections.

Trump has had a tense relationship with Honduras' leftist president, Xiomara Castro, who has allied herself with Venezuela and Cuba.

Early results show Hondurans are choosing a new way forward, with Castro's party in a distant third place.

Eder Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump endorsed conservative Tito Asfura for president.

And he also said he would issue a pardon to former President Juan Orlando Hernandez.

Hernández was convicted of drug trafficking in a federal court in the United States, and he was also implicated in huge corruption scandals at home.

Azfura took the National Party reins from Hernández, and he lost to a leftist candidate in 2021.

In his post, Trump threatened to pull USA to Honduras if Azfura doesn't win.

The most recent polls show three candidates are in a dead heat for the presidency.

Ed Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump endorsed conservative Tito Asfura for president, and he also said he would issue a pardon to former President Juan Orlando Hernandez.

Hernández was convicted of drug trafficking in a federal court in the United States, and he was also implicated in huge corruption scandals at home.

Asfura took the National Party reins from Hernández, and he lost to a leftist candidate in 2021.