Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla has widened a narrow lead over his conservative rival, Nasry Asfura, who is backed by United States President Donald Trump, as the counting of votes continued for a fourth day.

With 80.29 percent of ballots tallied on Wednesday, the centrist Liberal Party’s Nasralla held 40.23 percent while the National Party’s Asfura had 39.69 percent, according to the country’s National Electoral Council (CNE).

Nasrallah’s lead over Asfura was less than 14,000 votes.

Rixi Moncada of the ruling leftist LIBRE Party was well behind in third place with 19.01 percent.

The result was still too early to call, according to the CNE.

The Honduran presidency is decided in a single round, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even if the margin is narrow

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