Weary of presidential election limbo, Hondurans demand transparency

In nearly every presidential election since Honduras’s 1980 democratic transition, the new leader was announced just hours after polls closed.

This year, five days have passed without a victor. Analysts predict it could stretch into a week.

The political limbo and building mistrust for what’s happening behind the scenes as votes are counted has put Honduras’s democratic integrity under fire.

But accusations of the ruling National Party trying to consolidate power by attempting the country’s first reelection and claims of meddling with the vote count are countered by a small but significant bright spot: