Honduras notes - July 2026

Asfura is struggling, but no worse than many other leaders in the hemisphere. Energy reform and security are at the top of the agenda, while the China question looms in the background.

I haven’t checked in on President Nasry Asfura much since his inauguration in late January. The right-wing former mayor of Tegucigalpa narrowly won a controversial election after an endorsement from US President Trump. His leading opponent, Salvador Nasralla, still doesn’t recognize the new president’s legitimacy, harming but not completely blocking Asf…