2017 Honduran Presidential Election - Honduras’ electoral court declares Juan Orlando Hernandez as winner

President Juan Orlando Hernandez was declared the winner of Honduras’ disputed election on Sunday after three weeks of uncertainty and unrest in which at least 17 people died in protests amid the opposition’s allegations of vote fraud.

Electoral court president David Matamoros made the announcement, saying, “We have fulfilled our obligation (and) we wish for there to be peace in our country.”

According to the court’s official count, Mr. Hernandez won with 42.95 per cent to 41.42 for runner-up Salvador Nasralla, who well before the announcement had challenged the result and said he would not recognize it