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Conservatives ahead of governing party in Honduras presidential vote, days after Trump’s intervention
Hondurans began casting ballots Sunday to elect a new president only days after US President Donald Trump intervened in a close race with an endorsement of one candidate and announced that he would pa...

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Coons: Trump pardon of former Honduras president ‘exactly the wrong message’
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President Trump formally pardons former president of Honduras
Conservative Asfura, backed by Trump, takes slim lead in Honduras presidential election
Nasry Asfura, the Conservative National Party candidate , leads Honduras' presidential election with just over 40% of votes counted, preliminary results showed on Monday.

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Preliminary results in Honduras presidential vote show conservatives ahead in race under shadow of Trump’s intervention
Trump's Impact Is Debated in Honduras, Where Conservatives Lead the Presidential Vote Tallies
Honduras presidential candidates locked in 'technical tie', official says
Asfura has been backed by US President Donald Trump, who has threatened to cut financial aid to the Central American nation if his preferred candidate does not win.

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Trump-Endorsed Candidate and Sportscaster Lead Honduran Presidential Race
Honduras election on a knife edge as Trump-backed man slightly ahead

Trump formally pardons former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández

President Donald Trump has formally pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, according to his attorney Renato Stabile.
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CNN’s Elie Honig Torpedoes Trump Excuse for Pardoning Convicted Drug Trafficker

Elie Honig torpedoed President Donald Trump’s rationale for pardoning convicted drug trafficker and former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez. The post CNN’s Elie Honig Torpedoes Trump Excuse for Pardoning Convicted Drug Trafficker first appeared on Mediaite.
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Honduras election council member accuses colleague of ‘intimidation’

In a social media post on Tuesday, Cossette Lopez-Osorio of the National Electoral Council (CNE) alleged that her fellow panel member, Marlon Ochoa, sought to delay a news conference through “intimidation”. “The press conference to mark the resumption of the results release was disrupted,” Lopez-Osorio wrote.

Trump says he will pardon former Honduran president serving sentence in drug-trafficking case

President Donald Trump said Friday he intends to grant a “full and complete pardon” to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, a move that would erase a major US drug-trafficking conviction for a onetime US ally who is currently serving a 45-year federal prison sentence.

Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández released from prison after Trump pardon

Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández was released from prison on Monday after President Donald Trump pardoned him of charges related to assisting drug traffickers.
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