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

B100092/2026

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 Rule 150 (5) of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas conservative National Party candidate Nasry Asfura won the presidential elections of 30 November 2025 with 40,3 % of the vote, edging out Salvador Nasralla of the centre-right Liberal Party, who got 39,5 %; whereas the leftist ruling Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre) candidate Rixi Moncada trailed in a distant third place with 19 %;

B. whereas on 10 January 2026, ruling Honduran President Xiomara Castro issued a decree, dismissing the election results and demanding a total recount;

C. whereas on 8 January 2026, Honduran opposition lawmaker Gladis Aurora Lopez was injured after an explosive device was thrown near her at the National Congress; whereas the National Party alleged the device was thrown by members of the Libre Party;

D. whereas in October 2023, Libre mobilised its ‘colectivos’ to storm the National Congress in order to impose a false attorney-general, committing acts of violence;

E. whereas Transparency International ranks Honduras among the world’s most corrupt countries, with public sector corruption impacting essential services like security, health and education and contributing to instability, violence and poverty;

F. whereas Honduras’ narco-dynamics involve powerful drug trafficking organisations using the country as a major transit point for cocaine from South America to the US; whereas all the important institutions of governance in Honduras are involved in the drug trade;

G. whereas Honduras has an expanding presence and diversification of drug trafficking groups activities and that it is also slowly becoming a cocaine producer;

1. Considers that the results of the presidential elections reflect the will of the people of Honduras;

2. Considers acts of violence against elected office holders as an assault on democratic institutions and democracy itself;

3. Welcomes the decision of President Xiomara Castro to start the transfer of power to Nasry Asfura;

4. Encourages the new administration to step up its fight against drug traffickers, borrowing policy measures from El Salvador such as targeted territorial control, focusing on key trafficking corridors, public prosecutions of corrupt officials, asset seizures tied to politicians and business elites and a high-level extradition policy;

5. Notes that Nasry Asfura ran on a free market election platform with a focus on foreign investment for economic development, national security, the health sector and education; Encourages the new administration to simplify regulations and administrative processes, foster a more conducive business climate, and also invest in education and vocational training;

6. Notes that Honduras and the US intend to launch negotiations on a bilateral Agreement on Reciprocal Trade;

7. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the European External Action Service, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the National Congress, government and president of Honduras, and the Organisation of American States.