On Presidential elections in Honduras, the non-recognition of the outcome by the incumbent administration and the attacks on opposition members of the National Assembly

B100090/2026

European Parliament resolution on Presidential elections in Honduras, the non-recognition of the outcome by the incumbent administration and the attacks on opposition members of the National Assembly

(2026/2571(RSP))

The European Parliament,

having regard to its previous resolutions,

having regard to the statement of the EEAS Spokesperson on the latest developments in Honduras of 13 January 2026,

having regard to Rule 150 of its Rules of Procedure,

whereas Honduras is currently experiencing a severe political crisis following the 2025 general elections, marked by the incumbent administration's refusal to accept the official results and escalating violence against opposition members;

whereas both the European Union and the Organization of American States (OAS) deployed an Electoral Observation Mission (EOM);

whereas, following a special recount, on December 24, 2025, the National Electoral Council (CNE) officially declared Nasry Asfura, the National Party candidate, the country’s legitimate president-elect;

whereas the ultimate outcome was internationally recognized, while incumbent President Xiomara Castro and her ruling Libre Party have refused to recognize Asfura's victory;

whereas the political standoff escalated into violence on 8 January 2026, when Gladys Aurora López, an opposition lawmaker from the National Party and Vice President of the National Congress, was seriously injured by a homemade explosive device while speaking to journalists inside the National Congress;

whereas on 10 January 2026, the National Congress approved a further vote recount, later endorsed by presidential decree, which the CNE has rejected, claiming it undermines its independence;

Recognises Nasry Asfura as the legitimate and democratically elected President of Honduras;

Urges the incumbent administration to respect the integrity of the electoral process and the will of the Honduran people by accepting the results proclaimed by the National Electoral Council (CNE) recognising Nasry Asfura as the winner, and to ensure a peaceful and constitutional transfer of power in full respect of the CNE’s independence, impartiality and authority;

Notes that international observers found no evidence of widespread or systematic fraud in the electoral process and assessed the election day as generally peaceful and in line with democratic standards;

Condemns recent actions by Libre Party, the incumbent administration and certain members of Congress aimed at imposing or ordering a vote recount in the absence of credible evidence of irregularities, which risk undermining electoral institutions, weakening public trust in the democratic process and destabilising the country, while disregarding the clearly expressed will of the Honduran people;

Strongly condemns the cowardly attack against Gladys Aurora López and expresses its full solidarity with her; further denounces all acts of violence against opposition members and political actors in recent days; calls on the incumbent administration, as well as political leaders and public officials, to unequivocally condemn and reject violence;

Calls on the EU to contribute to conditions enabling legitimate and democratically elected President Nasry Asfura to take office on 27 January 2026, in accordance with the Honduran Constitution;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the European External Action Service, the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of Honduras.