Elections in Honduras

Honduras holds elections for a head of state and a legislature. The country's head of state, the president, is elected by the people for a four-year term by a simple majority of valid votes (null and blank ballots excluded).[1][2] All members of the National Congress (Congreso Nacional) are also elected by the people.[3] The unicameral National Congress has 128 members (diputados), elected for four-year terms by proportional representation to represent the country's various departments.[4] Honduras' presidential elections are held on the last Sunday of November of the election year.

Honduras has a multi-party system. Historically, the political system functioned as a two-party system dominated by the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) and the National Party of Honduras (PNH).[5] Ahead of the 2013 general election, several new parties emerged as contenders for political power and influence.[6]

Constitutional rules governing presidential re-election were altered after a 2015 ruling by the Supreme Court of Honduras.[7]

Primary elections of Honduras

Primary elections in Honduras are mechanisms by which the political parties of the country choose their presidential candidates. They are held during the third year in office of the current government. These primary elections are not compulsory, nor paid for by the state. The electoral high court of Honduras regulates this process, and the National Register of the People is an organism of support that gives legitimacy to the electoral process.

General elections of Honduras

General elections in Honduras are held during the fourth year in office of the government, some months before finalising the government's mandate and a year after the primary elections that chose the presidential candidates of each political party. In them they renew the holders of the offices of popular election of the Republic of Honduras.

Schedule

Election

Position200920102011201220132017
Type Presidential (November)
National Congress (November)
Gubernatorial (November)		NonePresidential (November)
National Congress (November)
Gubernatorial (November)
Central American Parliament(November)		Presidential (November)
National Congress (November)
Central American Parliament(November)
Mayoral (November)
President and
vice president		 President and vice presidentNonePresident and vice presidentPresident and vice president
National Congress All seatsNoneAll seatsAll seats
Provinces, cities and municipalities All positionsNoneAll positionsAll positions
Central American Parliament All seatsNoneAll seatsAll seats

Inauguration

Position201020112012201320142018
Type Presidential (January)
National Congress (January)
Gubernatorial (January)		NonePresidential (January)
National Congress (January)
Gubernatorial (January)
Central American Parliament (January)
Presidential (January)
National Congress (January)
Central American Parliament (January)
Mayoral (January)
President and
vice president		 27 JanuaryNone27 January27 January
National Congress 27 JanuaryNone27 January27 January
Provinces, cities and municipalities 27 JanuaryNone27 January27 January
Central American Parliament 27 JanuaryNone27 January27 January

Recent elections

2005 Presidential election

2009 Presidential and parliamentary elections

Disputed in the wake of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis.

2013 Presidential and parliamentary elections

2017 Presidential and parliamentary elections

Electoral reforms

The Constitution of Honduras historically prohibited presidential re-election. In 2015, the Supreme Court of Honduras ruled that the constitutional prohibition on re-election was inapplicable, allowing incumbents to run again for the presidency.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Honduras: Election for President". IFES Election Guide. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Honduras electoral system". ACE Electoral Knowledge Network. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "National Congress of Honduras". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Electoral system: Honduras - National Congress". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Honduras". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "High turnout, excitement around Honduras' general elections". International Foundation for Electoral Systems. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Honduras court strikes down presidential term limits". BBC News. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Honduras court strikes down presidential term limits". BBC News. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
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