Hondurans are casting their ballots in a general election that is being dominated by threats from US President Donald Trump.
There are five presidential candidates on the bill, but the poll is essentially being seen as a three-way race between former defence minister Rixi Moncada of the leftist Libre party, TV host Salvador Nasralla from the centrist Liberals, and businessman Nasry Tito Asfura, of the right-wing National Party.
Trump has thrown his support behind Asfura and threatened to cut financial aid to the Central American nation if he does not win.
The most recent opinion poll puts Nasralla in the lead, but with 34% of voters saying they are still undecided, it could be anyone's race.
Outgoing president Xiomara Castro, who was the country's first female president when she took office in 2021 for the Libre party, is not allowed to run for a second term under Honduran law.
She has backed Moncada to take her place. The 60-year-old lawyer has pledged to protect natural wealth from 21st-century filibusters who want to privatise everything if she wins. Moncada has also expressed her commitment to combating corruption in all its forms.
On Saturday, Moncada accused Trump of meddling in the election, calling his endorsement of her right-wing opponent totally interventionist.
Trump had said that the US would be very supportive if Tito Asfura wins the presidency.
If he doesn't win, the United States will not be throwing good money after bad, because a wrong leader can only bring catastrophic results to a country, no matter which country it is, Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.
The US sent more than $193m (£146m) to Honduras last fiscal year and has sent more than $102m this year despite cuts. The Trump Administration has already reportedly cut $167m in economic and governance aid that had been earmarked for 2024 and 2025.
In another post, Trump wrote that he and Asfura, who is the former mayor of the capital, Tegucigalpa, could work together to fight the Narcocommunists and counter drug trafficking.
Nasry Asfura has pledged in a series of social media posts to bring development and opportunities for everyone, to facilitate foreign and domestic investment into the country and generate employment for all. However, his party has been plagued by scandals and corruption accusations, including the sentencing of former party leader and ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández last year.
Hernández was jailed for 45 years in the US on drug-smuggling and weapons charges—a decision Trump now intends to overturn.
Asfura has carefully tried to distance himself from Hernández, stating that he has no ties with the ex-president and the party is not responsible for his personal actions.
The current front runner is 72-year-old Salvador Nasralla, who is running for president for the fourth time. He claims his win in 2017 was stolen due to electoral fraud perpetrated by Hernández.
According to his campaign website, Nasralla says his government's main focus would be an open economy, and he is committed to generating employment. He also says that if he wins, he will sever ties with China and Venezuela.
Election Fraud accusations made by both ruling and opposing parties have sown mistrust in the vote and sparked fears of post-election unrest. The president of the National Electoral Council has urged all parties not to fan the flames of confrontation or violence.
