Honduran electoral head blames disturbances for delay in vote recount

Ana Paola Hall, president of the Honduran electoral body, addresses the media during a press conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, December 4, 2025. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez

TEGUCIGALPA , Dec 15 - The President of Honduras' National Electoral Council (CNE), Ana Paola Hall, on Monday denounced that disturbances in the Central American nation have prevented a necessary recount of ballots from the November 30 presidential vote from starting.

In a post on X, Hall said disturbances seen in the capital, Tegucigalpa, have "prevented the necessary conditions for the special recount to begin."

(Reporting by Laura Garcia and Diego Ore in Mexico City, Writing by Iñigo Alexander, Editing by Natalia Siniawski)