Honduran general election, 1993

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Honduran general election, 1993
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  1989 November 27, 1993 1997  

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Nominee Carlos Roberto Reina Oswaldo Ramos Soto
Party Liberal National
Home state Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa
Popular vote906,793 735,123
Percentage53.01% 42.97%

President before election

Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero
National

Elected President

Carlos Roberto Reina
Liberal

A general election (Spanish : Elecciones generales de Honduras de 1993) was held in Honduras on 27 November 1993. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.

Spanish language Romance language

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Honduras republic in Central America

Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. In the past, it was sometimes referred to as "Spanish Honduras" to differentiate it from British Honduras, which later became modern-day Belize. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea.

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Presidential election results [1]

CandidateParty/AllianceVotes%
Carlos Roberto Reina Idiáquez Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH)906,79353.01%
Oswaldo Ramos Soto National Party of Honduras (PNH)735,12342.97%
Olban Francisco Valladares Ordóñez Innovation and Unity Party - Social Democrats (PINU-SD)48,47102.83%
Marco Orlandi Iriarte Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (PDCH)20,35001.19%
Total valid votes1,710,737100%
Spoilt and invalid votes61,08803.45%
Total votes/Turnout1,771,82564.80%
Registered voters2,734,116
Population5,595,000

Legislative election [2]

Parties and alliancesVotes/districts%Seats
Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH)906,79353.01%71
National Party of Honduras (PNH)735,12342.97%55
Innovation and Unity Party - Social Democrats (PINU-SD)48,47102.83%02
Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (PDCH)20,35001.19%00
Total valid votes1,710,737100%128
Spoilt and invalid votes61,08803.45%
Total votes/Turnout1,771,82564.80%
Registered voters2,734,116
Population5,595,000
Popular vote
PLH
53.01%
PNH
42.97%
PINU-SD
2.83%
DC
1.19%
Parliament seats
PLH
55.47%
PNH
42.97%
PINU-SD
1.56%

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