Honduran opposition candidate leads election, initial results show

Initial results of the Honduran presidential election on Sunday showed opposition leftist candidate Xiomara Castro with a clear lead over ruling party contender Nasry Asfura, a preliminary partial tally of votes by the national electoral council showed.

With votes from just over 16% of ballot boxes counted, Castro, the wife of former President Manuel Zelaya, had 53.4% support, while Asfura had 34%, the electoral council said.

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