WASHINGTON (AP) " The Trump administration is recognizing the results of Honduras' disputed presidential election despite opposition complaints and irregularities found by poll observers.

The State Department on Friday congratulated Juan Orlando Hernandez on his victory in last month's election but urged the country's electoral commission to fully review any challenges to the results. Spokeswoman Heather Nauert also urged all sides to refrain from violence.

Hernandez was declared the winner, but opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla claimed fraud. The first results reported by the electoral court after the Nov. 26 election showed Nasralla with a significant lead over Hernandez with nearly 60 percent of the vote counted. Public updates of the count mysteriously stopped for more than a day, and when they resumed, that lead steadily eroded and ultimately reversed in Hernandez's favor.