However, Hernandez made inroads in tackling the problem and was expected to win before the vote. The lead was too large for Hernandez to overcome, Lobo said, without saying what percentage of the vote Nasralla secured. An initial tally encompassing more than half of ballots early on Monday gave Nasralla 45 percent and Hernandez 40 percent. Later on Monday, David Matamoros, president of the electoral tribunal, said it might be ready to deliver more definitive results by Thursday, a gap that risks stoking tension in a violent country known for electoral strife. His bid for a second term, which was made possible by a 2015 Supreme Court decision on term limits, divided opinion.

Source: bd News24 November 28, 2017 06:56 UTC