Honduras vota para elegir presidente en medio de tensión y presión de Trump por apoyar a Asfura

TL;DR

Honduras is holding general elections to choose a new president, deputies, and mayors.
US President Donald Trump urged Hondurans to vote for conservative candidate Nasry Asfura, threatening to cut aid if he loses.
The main contenders are Nasry Asfura (National Party), Rixi Moncada (Libre party), and Salvador Nasralla (Liberal Party).
All candidates have accused each other of planning electoral fraud.
The US, OAS, and EU have deployed observers and warned of firm action if fraud occurs.
Trump criticized Moncada as 'communist' and Nasralla as 'almost communist'.
Trump announced a pardon for former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of drug trafficking in the US.
Asfura claims no links to Hernández and suggests Trump's support could bring benefits.
Moncada denounced the pardon as a move by elites due to their candidates' poor performance.
Asfura and Nasralla aim to approach Taiwan, while Castro re-established relations with China.
Polarization in Honduras stems from a 2009 coup.
Candidates have focused on attacking each other rather than addressing poverty, violence, and corruption.
Honduras is highly dependent on the US, with a significant portion of its population living in poverty and a large portion of its GDP from remittances.
A partial state of exception is in place due to the country's high levels of violence and its role in drug production.

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