Honduras' opposition on Tuesday demanded a full recount of ballots in a presidential election it claims was tampered with to deliver a fresh mandate to President Juan Orlando Hernandez.

The demand, made by the leader of the left-wing opposition, former president Manuel Zelaya, upped the ante over a crisis stemming from the November 26 election.

Previously, the opposition had demanded a recount of ballots from 5,173 polling stations -- nearly a third of the total. 

But after the Supreme Electoral Tribunal said it was willing to check those votes, Zelaya increased the recount demand to all 18,000 polling stations.

source: AFP