Election officials in Honduras on Friday rejected the opposition's appeal demanding the annulment of President Juan Orlando Hernandez's re-election, which it lodged over claims of voter fraud.

The country's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), in a statement, cited a lack of evidence and dubbed the opposition's actions "groundless."

Election officials declared Hernandez the victor after he narrowly defeated leftist opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla in the November 26 vote.