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Honduras Honduras

PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Signature requirement (specify requirement)
c. Regional distribution requirement
f. Other
Comments: Citizens that amount up to a minimum of 2% of the valid votes cast during the last general election for president must support the request, and they must have presence in more than half of the municipalities and departments.
Source: Electoral Law: “Ley Electoral de Honduras”, art. 123, 127: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-ley-electoral-2021-con-reformas-2021/
Verified: 2025/08/07
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PC003

Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Age
b. Citizenship
c. Country of birth
d. Residence
f. Registration
j. Other
Comments: * Honduran by birth; * 21 years of age; * Enjoy full civil rights; * Layperson; and, * Have been born in the department where he is running as candidate or have resided in it for the previous 5 years.
Source: Constitution: “Constitución Política de 1982", art. 198: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-constitucion-politica-de-1982-2021/ ; Electoral Law: “Ley Electoral de Honduras”, art. 183: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-ley-electoral-2021-con-reformas-2021/
Verified: 2025/08/07
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PC008

Independent candidates
Question:Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s): e. In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments:
Source: Electoral Law: “Ley Electoral de Honduras”, art. 150–151: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-ley-electoral-2021-con-reformas-2021/
Verified: 2025/08/07
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): b. Direct
c. Indirect
Comments: Only the political parties at the National Congress that obtained at least 2% of the votes receive public financing. In addition, they have the possibility of making duty free imports up to a certain amount.
Source: Constitution: “Constitución Política de 1982", art. xx & xx: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-constitucion-politica-de-1982-2021/ ; Electoral Law: “Ley Electoral de Honduras”, art. 165: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-ley-electoral-2021-con-reformas-2021/ ; Political Financing Law: “Ley de financiamiento, transparencia y fiscalización a partidos políticos y candidatos”, art. 17, 50: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-ley-financiamiento-pp-pp-2021/
Verified: 2025/08/07
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): b. Based on result of previous election
Comments: The contribution granted by the State to political parties for the financing of the electoral process is called “political debt”, and is equivalent to 20 lempiras for each valid vote obtained in the general election. In order to access such funding, a threshold of 2% is required.
Source: Electoral Law: “Ley Electoral de Honduras”, art. 160: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-ley-electoral-2021-con-reformas-2021/ ; Political Financing Law: “Ley de financiamiento, transparencia y fiscalización a partidos políticos y candidatos”, art. 17: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-ley-financiamiento-pp-pp-2021/
Verified: 2025/08/07
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Natural persons can only make monetary contributions equivalent up to 200 minimum wages and legal persons up to 1000 minimum wages. Donations from public companies, public administration officials, foreign and religious institutions are prohibited.
Source: Electoral Law: “Ley Electoral de Honduras”, art. 159 (2 & 3): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-ley-electoral-2021-con-reformas-2021/ ; Political Financing Law: “Ley de financiamiento, transparencia y fiscalización a partidos políticos y candidatos”, art. 20: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-ley-financiamiento-pp-pp-2021/
Verified: 2025/08/07
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