Honduras ruling party leads presidential vote
Source: Al Jazeera
The conservative ruling party candidate has claimed victory in Honduras' presidential election as an early vote count put him ahead, but his leftist rival also said she was the winner, setting the stage for a conflict.
The electoral authority late on Sunday said a partial count of votes gave National Party candidate, Juan Hernandez, 34 percent support while Xiomara Castro, wife of deposed former leader Manuel Zelaya, had 28.5 percent.
The preliminary tally was based on a count from 43 percent of polling booths. Final results are expected on Monday.
A Hernandez victory would deal a blow to Zelaya, who was ousted in a 2009 coup that plunged Honduras into a political crisis. He had hoped to stage a political comeback behind Castro.
Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/11/polls-close-honduran-election-2013112511524737104.html
BBC, Honduras election: Hernandez and Castro both claim win
Reuters, Honduras ruling party leads presidential vote, claims win
New York Times, Close Vote Raises Tensions in Honduras
El Heraldo, Manuel Zelaya: "Nos están robando la elección"; Observadores internacionales abandonan Tegucigalpa;
La Prensa de Honduras, Resultados de elecciones: Juan Orlando Hernández se declara ganador en Honduras
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