Politics of Honduras takes place in a framework of a multi-party system presidential representative democratic republic. The President of Honduras is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in the National Congress of Honduras. The party system is dominated by the conservative National Party of Honduras,the Liberal Party of Honduras,and Liberty and Refoundation.
The Liberal Party of Honduras is a centrist liberal political party in Honduras that was founded in 1891. It is the oldest extant political party in the country;further,it is one of the two main parties that have,until recently,dominated Honduran politics. The party is a member of the Liberal International. The PLH is identified with the colours red and white,as the flag Francisco Morazán used in most of his military campaigns during time of the Central American Federal Republic.
Porfirio Lobo Sosa also known by his nickname,Pepe Lobo,is a former Honduran politician and agricultural landowner who served as President of Honduras from 2010 to 2014. A member of the conservative National Party and a former deputy in the National Congress of Honduras from 1990,he was president of the National Congress of Honduras from 2002 to 2006. He came second to Manuel Zelaya with 46% of the vote in the 2005 general election. After the military ousted Zelaya in a coup d'état,Lobo was elected president in the 2009 presidential election and took office on 27 January 2010.
Honduras National Congress has 128 members (diputados);they serve four-year terms.
The National Congress is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras.
The Innovation and Unity Party—Social Democracy is a social democratic political party in Honduras,established in 1970. PINU was created by Miguel Andonie Fernández as a democratic,moderate left-wing alternative to the two major parties and the military regime. The party's request to be recognized as an official political party in Honduras was established in 1978. The party describes itself as,"a progressive and plural party that governs with transparency to achieve social justice,solidarity and the comprehensive development of Honduras in harmony with the environment." The party currently holds no seats in Congress,but held at least one seat in Congress from 1981-1985 and 1993-2021.
Iris Xiomara Castro Sarmiento,also known as Xiomara Castro de Zelaya,is a Honduran politician who has served as the 56th president of Honduras since January 2022. She is the country's first female president,and once served as first lady during the presidency of her husband Manuel Zelaya.
General elections were held in Honduras to elect the President of Honduras,vice-president,and deputies to the National Congress of Honduras on 27 November 2005. For the 2005 election the constitution was amended to create a single vice-president. For the 2005 election the system of proportional representation was also changed from a closed list to an open list —the parties also used open-list primaries to select candidate slates. The list system reduced the re-election rate of incumbents,with just 31% of deputies in the new Congress having seats in the 2002–2006 Congress.
Roberto Micheletti Baín is a Honduran politician who served as the interim president of Honduras from 28 June 2009 to 27 January 2010 as a result of the 2009 Honduran coup d'état. The Honduran military ousted the President,and the National Congress read a letter of resignation,which was refuted two minutes later by Manuel Zelaya in conversation with CNN en Español;days later,the coup-plotters claimed that the Supreme Court had ordered to forcefully detain President Manuel Zelaya because "he was violating the Honduran constitution";Zelaya was exiled rather than arrested. Micheletti,constitutionally next in line for the presidency,was sworn in as president by the National Congress a few hours after Zelaya was sent into exile by the Honduran military. He was not acknowledged as de jure president by any government or international organization. The 2009 general election took place as planned in November and elected Porfirio Lobo Sosa to succeed Micheletti.
The modern history of Honduras is replete with large-scale disappearances of left-leaning union members,students and others. The legislature approved a new constitution in 1982,and the Liberal Party government of President Roberto Suazo Córdova took office. Suazo relied on United States support —including controversial social and economic development projects sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development —during a severe economic recession. According to the US State Department,"Honduras became host to the largest Peace Corps mission in the world,and non-governmental and international voluntary agencies proliferated."
The Supreme Court of Honduras is the Supreme Court and Constitutional Court of Honduras. The Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in Honduras.
Juan Orlando Hernández Alvarado,also known by his initials JOH,is a Honduran lawyer,politician and convicted drug trafficker who was president of Honduras from 2014 to 2022 for two consecutive terms.
Liberty and Refoundation is a left-wing political party in Honduras. Libre was founded in 2011 by the National Popular Resistance Front (FNRP),a leftist coalition of organizations opposed to the 2009 coup.
General elections were held in Honduras on 24 November 2013. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President,the 128 members of the National Congress,298 Mayors and vice-mayors and their respective councilors and 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament.
JoséOswaldo Ramos Soto Son of:Alba Luz Soto and JoséA. Ramos. Is a Honduran lawyer and politician,currently is a member of the National Congress of Honduras representing the National Party of Honduras for the department of Francisco Morazán
Modesto Rodas Alvarado was a prominent Honduran lawyer and politician who served as President of the National Congress of Honduras between 1957 and 1963.
Salvador Alejandro César Nasralla Salum is a Honduran industrial civil engineer,sports journalist,television presenter,businessman,and politician who served as the First Vice President of Honduras from 2022 until his resignation in 2024.
Primary elections in Honduras represent the mechanism used in that country by each political party to choose their candidates for the general presidential elections. These are held on the third year of the current President's mandate,specifically on the second Sunday of March,every four years. These are not mandatory or paid by the Government. Regulation is carried out by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal,being supported by the National Registry of People in the checking of the legitimacy of the process.
General elections were held in Honduras on 28 November 2021. Among the positions being contested was the President of Honduras,head of state and head of government of Honduras,to replace Juan Orlando Hernández from the National Party. Also up for election were the 128 deputies of the National Congress,20 deputies to the Central American Parliament,298 mayors and 298 vice mayors,as well as 2,092 council members.
Luis Rolando Redondo Guifarro is a Honduran politician and engineer,serving as deputy and current disputed president of the National Congress of Honduras since 25 January 2022.
