By Laura Garcia

TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Honduras’ conservative presidential candidate, Nasry Asfura, held a lead of just over 40,000 votes on Tuesday against centrist rival Salvador Nasralla, as the preliminary count from last month’s election neared completion amid ‍allegations from all sides of fraud and irregularities.

With 99.40% of tally sheets processed, official results showed Asfura, a 67-year-old former mayor of Tegucigalpa openly backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, had 40.52% of the vote. Nasralla, a 72-year-old television host running for the Liberal Party, had 39.20%. A distant third was ruling LIBRE Party candidate Rixi Moncada, a former leftist minister, with 19.29%.

About ‌14.5% of tally sheets showed inconsistencies and will be reviewed in ‌a special count expe

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