"The National Electoral Council publishes live vote count updates for Honduras’s general elections in Tegucigalpa on Sunday, November 30 (GMT December 1). Over six million people are eligible to elect the new president, the National Congress and members of the Central American Parliament. Honduras uses a single round system with the presidency decided by simple majority. The candidates include Rixi Moncada of LIBRE, former Tegucigalpa mayor Nasry Asfura of the National Party, television host Salvador Nasralla of the Liberal Party, Nelson Avila of the Innovation and Social Democratic Unity Party, and Mario Enrique Callejas of the Christian Democratic Party. Tensions escalated after the Armed Forces requested tally sheets to run a parallel count, claiming it was to safeguard the vote. The National Electoral Council rejected the request, saying the military’s role was limited to protection and that any data released would not be official."