Presidential election pushing Honduras toward a political crisis

Supporters of presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla chant slogans against Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who is running for reelection, as they protest what they are calling electoral fraud in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Supporters of presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla kneel in prayer during a protest outside the National Institute of Professional Training, where election ballots are stored, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Supporters of presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla gather at a barricade near the National Institute of Professional Training in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Protests were growing in Honduras on Thursday as incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez emerged with a growing lead for reelection following a reported computer glitch that shut down vote counting for several hours.

Presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla looks at his watch as his wife, Iroshka Elvir, wipes sweat from his brow during a news conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Nasralla says he will not recognize an official vote count by the country’s electoral court and is alleging manipulation of Sunday’s election.

A campaign poster of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who’s running for reelection, burns after being set on fire by supporters of his rival, candidate Salvador Nasralla, during a protest against what they call electoral fraud in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Supporters of presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla chant slogans against Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez as they protest what they are calling electoral fraud in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Supporters of Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla set a barricade alight during a protest to demand the announcement of the election’s final results in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.