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Hernández announced winner of disputed Honduras election | Hernández announced winner of disputed Honduras election |
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Juan Orlando Hernández has been declared the winner of last month's fiercely disputed presidential election in Honduras after a partial recount. | Juan Orlando Hernández has been declared the winner of last month's fiercely disputed presidential election in Honduras after a partial recount. |
Earlier results triggered deadly street violence and protests. | Earlier results triggered deadly street violence and protests. |
Mr Hernández's main opposition Salvador Nasralla accuses electoral authorities of vote-rigging. | Mr Hernández's main opposition Salvador Nasralla accuses electoral authorities of vote-rigging. |
The Organisation of American States (OAS) had urged authorities not to announce a final result and said "serious questions" persisted. | The Organisation of American States (OAS) had urged authorities not to announce a final result and said "serious questions" persisted. |
OAS Secretary-General Luis Almagro called for a new election to be held "to guarantee peace" in the country. | |
But Honduras' electoral tribunal announced in a televised address on Sunday that the incumbent President Hernández won by 1.53% of the vote. | |
Authorities had initially said Mr Nasralla had a five-point lead on the morning after the election on 25 November. | Authorities had initially said Mr Nasralla had a five-point lead on the morning after the election on 25 November. |
That gap began to close after a computer problem was reported at the vote-tallying centre in the capital, Tegucigalpa. | That gap began to close after a computer problem was reported at the vote-tallying centre in the capital, Tegucigalpa. |
The OAS requested a partial recount from nearly 5,000 ballot boxes after a number of alleged irregularities in the vote. | The OAS requested a partial recount from nearly 5,000 ballot boxes after a number of alleged irregularities in the vote. |
European Union electoral observers said on Sunday the recount showed no irregularities. | European Union electoral observers said on Sunday the recount showed no irregularities. |
President Hernández, 49, has been in power since 2013, and is the first president to run for a second term after the country's supreme court lifted a ban on re-election. | President Hernández, 49, has been in power since 2013, and is the first president to run for a second term after the country's supreme court lifted a ban on re-election. |
Mr Nasralla is a former TV presenter and sports journalist, who lost the 2013 vote. He has campaigned to battle corruption and heads up a coalition of parties from the left and right in the Opposition Alliance Against the Dictatorship. | Mr Nasralla is a former TV presenter and sports journalist, who lost the 2013 vote. He has campaigned to battle corruption and heads up a coalition of parties from the left and right in the Opposition Alliance Against the Dictatorship. |
The result was announced as he left for the United States to meet officials at the State Department to highlight his complaints about the vote. | The result was announced as he left for the United States to meet officials at the State Department to highlight his complaints about the vote. |
Following the announcement, he said it was clear there had been fraud "before, during and after" the contested vote. | Following the announcement, he said it was clear there had been fraud "before, during and after" the contested vote. |
Former President Manuel Zelaya, who backed Mr Nasralla in the election, called for renewed protests after the result announcement. | Former President Manuel Zelaya, who backed Mr Nasralla in the election, called for renewed protests after the result announcement. |
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in rival demonstrations in the weeks since the election. | Thousands of people have taken to the streets in rival demonstrations in the weeks since the election. |
Human rights group Amnesty International says 14 people died in days of clashes, but police dispute the number and say only three have died. | Human rights group Amnesty International says 14 people died in days of clashes, but police dispute the number and say only three have died. |
The government imposed a curfew, which was lifted after a week, as violence was controlled. | The government imposed a curfew, which was lifted after a week, as violence was controlled. |
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