Honduras congress says it will not validate election results

The congress will not validate a process tainted by internal pressure from organised crime structures linked to drug trafficking, gangs, says Luis Redondo

President of Honduras' Congress, Luis Redondo, addresses the audience with members of the permanent commission, announcing that the results of the Nov 30 presidential election will not be validated, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Dec 10, 2025. Honduras Congress/Handout via REUTERS

The permanent commission of Honduras' congress said late on Wednesday that it will not validate the results of the Nov 30 presidential election.

"The National Congress will not validate a process tainted by internal pressure from organised crime structures linked to drug trafficking, gangs such as MS-13 and [Barrio] 18, among others, much less external pressure and the direct violation of voters' freedom," Luis Redondo, president of Honduras' congress, said at a press conference in the capital of Tegucigalpa.