Days before the election, U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Asfura and announced his pardon of ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández, who belongs to the same party and last year was sentenced to 45 years in a U.S. prison for helping move tons of cocaine.

TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Nasry Asfura, the conservative candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, clung to a razor-thin advantage in Honduras' presidential race on Friday as counting stretched into its sixth day in a tight contest drawing close attention from Washington.

The Honduran election has been overshadowed by naked imperialist intervention, with Trump vowing there would be “hell to pay” if the country failed to elect his chosen candidate.

Trump said Juan Orlando Hernández was "set up" by the Biden administration. The case against him was rooted in a decade of work by federal officials.

Nasry Asfura, the conservative candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, clung to a razor-thin advantage in Honduras' presidential race on Friday as counting stretched into its sixth day in the tight contest drawing close attention from Washington.

President Trump backed Nasry Asfura days before the Nov. 30 election and denounced his opponents. In a close race, that has potentially tipped the scales.