US EditionHonduras' Asfura takes office after razor-thin election win
Nasry Asfura won by a margin of 26,000 votes amid fraud allegations, pledging to combat poverty, crime, and corruption while considering restoring ties with Taiwan.
- Conservative politician and businessman Nasry Asfura will be sworn in as president of Honduras on Tuesday after a closely fought election.
- Asfura pledged to fight poverty, corruption, crime, revive the economy, and restore diplomatic ties with Taiwan, which would be a setback for China.
- Asfura campaigned on attracting investment, creating jobs, and imposing austerity, while the outgoing president expanded public spending but left high poverty and inequality.
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Trump-backed businessman Nasry Asfura sworn in as president of Honduras
Trump-backed businessman Nasry Asfura was sworn in Tuesday as president of Honduras. He pledged to create jobs, crack down on crime and improve key social services like education and health care.
After Months of Recounts and Disturbances, Trump-Backed Nasry Asfura Takes Office in Honduras
Nasry Asfura, new president of Honduras. Honduras has a new, conservative president! In Fact, the Central American country has had a newly elected president for months, while the leftwing forces that lost the election tried to derail the certification process, even resorting to violence, as we reported in SHOCK VIDEO: Leftist Thug Throws Explosive Device, Strikes Honduras Congresswoman Smack in the Head – Conservative Politician Suffers Serious …
Mobilized sectors questioned Asfura's legitimacy and recalled allegations of acts of corruption during his administration as mayor of the Central District.
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Trump ally Asfura sworn in as Honduras president
Conservative businessman Nasry Asfura was sworn in Tuesday as president of Honduras, two months after winning elections with vocal backing from US President Donald Trump.
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