In Honduras Presidential Election, Leftist Candidate Holds a Big Lead
11/29/21
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from The Wall Street Journal,
11/29/21:
Vote count in tense contest sees Central American nation’s potentially first female leader comfortably ahead of a mayor in the ruling party.
The wife of a former leftist president deposed by the military 12 years ago appeared headed for a comfortable victory in presidential elections in Honduras.
With just over half the ballots counted early Monday, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya had 54% of the vote, a 20-percentage point lead over her main rival, Nasry Asfura, the ruling National Party candidate, who had 34%.
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