Honduras

Description of Electoral System

(Courtesy of IFES Election Guide)

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term. In National Congress (Congreso Nacional) 128 members are elected by direct vote to serve a 4-year term.

Electoral Systems Snapshot

(Courtesy of International IDEA)

Electoral System for National Legislature	List PR
Type	PR
Tiers	1
Legislature Size (Directly elected, voting members)	128, 128
Electoral System for President	FPTP

* Click on links for definitions

Elections 2009

The Supreme Electoral Tribunal has begun the activities related to the elections that will take place on 2009. By the end of August 2007, the electoral schedule for primaries on 2008 was proposed to the five registered political parties, as well as the one corresponding to the general elections.

On November 30th, 2008 Hondurans will vote at the primary elections of the following parties:

Partido Liberal (currently in power)
Partido Nacional
Demócrata Cristiano *
Unificación Democrática*
Partido de Innovación y Unidad Social Demócrata*

About 3.4 million Hondurans will have the chance to choose the candidates that will then compete at the general elections of November 30th, 2009 for the following offices:

Presidence
128 seats to the National Congress
20 seats at the Central American Parliament
298 municipal authorities (298 mayors, 298 deputy mayors and 2,000 regents)

* will not choose its candidates through primaries

Most recent election

(Courtesy of Wikipedia)

A Presidential and General Election was held on November 27, 2005. Manuel Zelaya of the Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras: PLH) won, with Porfirio Pepe Lobo of the National Party of Honduras (Partido Nacional de Honduras: PNH) coming in second. The PNH challenged the election results, and Lobo Sosa did not concede until December 7. Towards the end of December, the government finally released the total ballot count, giving Zelaya the official victory. Zelaya was inaugurated as Honduras' new president on January 27, 2006. His government has generally been considered fragile and he does not hold a majority in the National Congress.

Click here to browse through the results of the elections. (in Spanish)