Honduras election tribunal declare Juan Orlando Hernandez as winner of presidential vote

The electoral tribunal of Honduras has declared incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez as the official winner of the November 26 presidential vote, saying it had resolved all of the challenges presented to the disputed process. According to the official count, Hernandez beat center-left Salvador Nasralla, a TV star, by 1 point 53 percentage points. 

In a nationally-televised address David Matamoros, the head of the tribunal said, this means the president elect for the Republic of Honduras for the next four years is Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado.

Honduras has been roiled by political instability and



violent protests since the vote, which initial counts suggested that Nasralla had won. The count has been questioned by the two main opposition parties and a wide swathe of the diplomatic corps.

Former Honduran president Manuel Zelaya, who backed Nasralla, immediately took to Twitter, saying Hernandez is not the president and calling for people to take to the streets in protest.

The secretary general of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, said on Sunday that serious questions still surrounded the results of elections and had asked for irresponsible announcements to be avoided.