Honduras polls favour Lobo

Several exit polls in the Honduran Presidential election show that National Party candidate, Porfirio Lobo has won.



The scheduled poll was held five months after President Manuel Zelaya was forced from the country, with an interim government taking over.



Although many members of the interim government belong to the Liberal party, they are expected to welcome Mr. Lobo’s win.



Mr. Lobo, a wealthy landowner, is seen as a unifying figure.



Official results have not yet been released, but exit polls showed he had 56 per cent of the vote, and his nearest rival Elvin Santos 38 per cent.



Reuters news agency reported that two other exit polls also had Mr. Lobo ahead by more than 10 percentage points.



The president-elect will have the challenge of mending relations with other countries.



The US has indicated that it will accept the results, but many Latin American countries, including Brazil and Argentina, say they will not.