MEXICO CITY 

Honduran election authorities resumed tallying results Monday from Nov. 30 presidential polls after three days of silence, with conservative candidate Nasry Asfura maintaining his narrow lead.

As of 2.09 p.m. local time (2009GMT), more than 91% of ballots had been counted, with the National Party’s Asfura holding 40.11%, slightly ahead of centrist Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla, who had 39.73%, according to the Honduran National Election Council (CNE).

Rixi Moncada, the candidate of President Xiomara Castro’s Libre Party, trailed in third with 19.17%.

Since Friday, Hondurans had been left in the dark amid the country’s most disputed election in years.

On Sunday, the Libre Party called for the annulment of the general election results, accusing US President Donald Trump of meddling in the process by endorsing Asfura, promising support for Honduras if he wins, and attacking Moncada, whom he has labeled a communist and corrupt.

CNE President Ana Paola Hall has said the interruption in announcing results since Friday was due to a third bout of “technical problems” that brought the system down.

The electoral body has faced multiple challenges, including alleged attempts to breach and manipulate the software used for reporting results.