A tense Honduras counts disputed votes
by Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times
Dec 02, 2017
3 minutes
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Five days after Hondurans went to the polls to elect a president, the outcome remained unclear Friday as electoral authorities launched a count of thousands of disputed ballots amid protests and violence.
Protesters supporting the main opposition challenger, Salvador Nasralla, have alleged widespread fraud and vowed to push for a national strike if incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez is officially declared the winner.
With 94 percent of ballots counted, Hernandez had 42.9 percent of the vote, compared with 41.4 percent for Nasralla, the
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