A right-wing Honduran presidential candidate backed by Donald Trump reclaimed a narrow lead over his rival Thursday on the fourth day of a plodding vote count.

With 84.52 percent of the vote count complete, businessman Nasry Asfura led with 40.05 percent to 39.74 percent for fellow right-winger and TV personality Salvador Nasralla, the CNE electoral council said.

The result was still too early to call.

The CNE has come under fire from the US president after announcing Monday that a partial count showed the two men locked in a "technical tie."

Trump, who routinely casts doubt on the integrity of elections whose results he disapproves of, accused Honduran authorities of "trying to change" the results, and threatened there would be "hell to pay" if they did.

Honduras is one of Latin Amer

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