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Weekly Report - 21 December 2017 (WR-17-50)
HONDURAS: Crisis intensifies as Hernández declared victor
The Honduran electoral authorities (TSE) have ended speculation. After a partial recount, the TSE declared on 17 December that President Juan Orlando Hernández of the ruling Partido Nacional had won the disputed 26 November presidential elections against Salvador Nasralla of the Alianza de Oposición contra la Dictadura by 42.95%-41.42%. On the same day, the secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, called for fresh elections, after finding the process “characterised by irregularities and deficiencies, with very low technical quality and lacking integrity”. Bolstered by Almagro’s call, Nasralla, who maintains widespread fraud took place, has conditioned his willingness to take part in a “national dialogue” called by Hernández on fresh elections being held – which the president has rejected.
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