Hondurans protest presidential election outcome
Xinhua,December 16, 2017 Adjust font size:
TEGUCIGALPA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Supporters of the Honduran opposition again took to the streets of the capital Tegucigalpa on Friday to protest the outcome of recent presidential elections.
Protesters burnt tires, blocked roads and set fire to at least one military truck to reject the results of the Nov. 26 poll, which gave the incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez of the National Party, a slight advantage over rival Salvador Nasralla of the Opposition Alliance.
Friday's protest was organized by former president Manuel Zelaya (2006-2009), whose Liberty and Refoundation Party was part of the opposition alliance backing Nasralla.
The vote-counting process was marred by a lengthy computer breakdown that saw the initial results, which showed Nasralla in the lead, reversed when the system came back on.
According to the Electoral Supreme Court (TSE), Hernandez garnered 42.95 percent of the votes to Nazralla's 41.42 percent.
The opposition is contesting the results. The TSE has yet to officially declare a winner. Enditem