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Photographer: Walter Hurtado/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-14/trump-s-honduras-favorite-vows-to-take-office-despite-resistance https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-14/trump-s-honduras-favorite-vows-to-take-office-despite-resistance Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:15:29 GMT Nasry Asfura, the president-elect of Honduras, during an interview in Washington on Jan. 13. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-24/trump-backed-construction-magnate-asfura-wins-honduras-election https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-24/trump-backed-construction-magnate-asfura-wins-honduras-election Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:37:48 GMT Nasry Asfura https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-01/honduras-to-start-close-count-with-leading-candidates-tied https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-01/honduras-to-start-close-count-with-leading-candidates-tied Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:06:13 GMT Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasralla during election day in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Nov. 30. Photographer: Tomas Ayuso/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-01/trump-backed-candidate-sees-lead-shrink-in-honduras-vote-count https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-01/trump-backed-candidate-sees-lead-shrink-in-honduras-vote-count Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:41:32 GMT Nasry Asfura speaks to members of the media during the presidential election in Tegucigalpa on Nov. 30.