Tension grips Honduras in disputed election

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Political tension gripped Honduras as the conservative candidate insisted he won the presidential vote, while the leftist opposition rejected the result and threatened to take to the streets. The clash between Juan Orlando Hernandez, of the ruling right-wing National Party, and left-wing candidate Xiomara Castro brought new uncertainty to a country reeling from gang violence, poverty and the wounds of a 2009 coup. With 62 percent of the vote counted, Hernandez led a field of eight candidates with 34.2 percent followed by Castro with 28.9 percent, according to the supreme electoral tribunal. But Hernandez and Castro both declared victory after polls closed late Sunday.

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