Elections in Honduras gives information on elections and election results in Honduras.
Honduras elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The President of Honduras is elected for a four-year year term by the people by a simple majority of valid votes (nulls and blanks excluded). The unicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) has 128 members (diputados), elected for four year term by proportional representation to represent the country's various departments. Honduras' presidential elections are held on the last Sunday of November of the election year. Registration and voting is mandatory. The last presidential elections occurred on November 29, 2009.
Honduras has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties: the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) and the National Party of Honduras (PNH). The other three registered parties, which all produce a candidate for the Presidential election, are the Democratic Unification Party (PUD), the Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (DC) and the Innovation and Unity Party (PINU)
Read more about Elections In Honduras: Past Elections
Famous quotes containing the word elections:
“Apparently, a democracy is a place where numerous elections are held at great cost without issues and with interchangeable candidates.”
—Gore Vidal (b. 1925)