Jimmy Morales, the candidate for the National Convergence Front, won the presidential runoff beating his opponent Sandra Torres by more than a million votes.
With nearly of 70% of the votes, the next president of Guatemala will be a candidate who represents the hopes of a population that has shown itself to be fed up with traditional politicians and widespread corruption in the state.
If the Honduran institutions do not recover from the recent elections, the country and the entire region could be seriously jeopardized.
And the near future of the country will depend in part on how differences over the election results are resolved.
An editorial in Nacion.com reports: "Against a background of institutional weakness, constant expansion of drug trafficking, petty corruption, gangs, violent crime and a rate of 86 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, the largest in the world, Honduras presidential election was held on 24 November."
The Honduran Council of Private Enterprise has called on political parties to respect the results of the elections held in the country.
"The private sector is calling on leaders of political parties to exercise leadership and make a call to their bases so that tolerance and respect for the law prevails," said the Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (Cohep) .
Porfilio Lobo Sosa, Honduran elected president, announced he will start a large national dialogue.
He expects the dialogue to result in a national unity government that will integrate the populace.
Lobo said he will "... take the necessary steps for us to conduct a large dialogue with all the sectors, which will produce what all Hondurans hope for, an agreed plan for the country", reported Proceso Digital.