Liberal Party of Honduras
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Liberal Party of Honduras Partido Liberal de Honduras | |
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President | Yani Rosenthal |
Founder | Policarpo Bonilla[1] |
Founded | 5 February 1891 |
Headquarters | Tegucigalpa, MDC |
Ideology | Liberalism |
Political position | Centre |
Regional affiliation | Center-Democratic Integration Group |
Continental affiliation | RELIAL COPPPAL |
International affiliation | Liberal International |
Colours | Red |
Anthem | "Himno del Partido Liberal de Honduras" "Hymn of the Liberal Party of Honduras" |
National Congress | 22 / 128 |
Party flag | |
Website | |
www.partidoliberal.hn | |
The Liberal Party of Honduras (
The party is against the legalisation of abortion, which is punishable by imprisonment in Honduras.[3]
History
2005 elections
The PLH won the closely contested 2005 presidential race, but at the moment[update] the PNH has a majority in the National Congress due to an alliance with the Christian Democrats (Democracia Cristiana).
In the
Elected as a liberal, Zelaya shifted dramatically to the political left and
2009 elections
At the 2009 elections, which took place after the 2009 Honduran coup d'état that removed Manuel Zelaya from power, the Liberal Party suffered a heavy defeat by the National Party, with the Nationals' candidate for president, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, winning the presidency with (according to the Electoral Tribunal) over 1,212,846 votes and 56.56% of the national total of valid votes (in all participation as acknowledged by the tribunal was of 41%) compared with 816,874 votes and 38.1% of the national total for Liberal candidate Elvin Santos. In the elections for the National Congress of Honduras the Liberal Party won a total of 45 seats, dropping from its previous 61. The elections were held under a tense political atmosphere without the accustomed OAS observers and under a decree restricting civil rights with the elected president Zelaya under military siege in the Brazilian embassy at Tegucigalpa. Sectors opposed to the 2009 coup claim the participation was much less than reported by the authorities, but this claim has not been verified.[5][6]
In 2011, Zelaya's supporters left the Liberal Party and founded Liberty and Refoundation.
Recent activities
Following Zelaya's split, the Liberal Party has seen a decline in its support, with Liberty and Refoundation becoming the National Party's main rival. At the 2013 election, liberal candidate Mauricio Villeda got 20.3% of votes, finishing third.
The party further declined in the 2017 election; its candidate Luis Zelaya only obtained 14.74% of the vote, and again finished third. However, the party maintained its 26 seats in the parliament. The Liberal Party denounced the result as fraudulent.[7]
Electoral results
Presidential elections
Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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1891 | Policarpo Bonilla | 15,300 | 30.81% | Lost |
1894 | Policarpo Bonilla | 42,667 | 98.84% | Elected |
1898 | Terencio Sierra | 36,756 | 82.53% | |
1902 | Juan Ángel Arias Boquín | 25,118 | 42.9% | Lost |
1919 | Rafael López Gutiérrez | 79,068 | 81.0% | Elected |
1923 | Juan Ángel Arias | 20,424 | 19.4% | Lost |
1924 | Did not run | |||
1928 | Vicente Mejía Colindres | 62,319 | 56.62% | Elected |
1932 | Angel Zúñiga Huete | 61,643 | 56.85% | Lost |
1948 | 210 | 00.08% | ||
1954 | Ramón Villeda Morales | 121,213 | 48.10% | Elected |
1957
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205,135 | 61.85% | ||
1971 | Jorge Bueso Arias | 269,989 | 47.38% | Lost |
1981 | Roberto Suazo Cordova
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636,437 | 53.9% | Elected |
1985 | José Simón Azcona del Hoyo | 786,624 | 51.02% | |
1989 | Carlos Roberto Flores Facussé
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776,698 | 44.33% | Lost |
1993 | Carlos Roberto Reina | 906,793 | 53.01% | Elected |
1997 | Carlos Roberto Flores Facussé | 1,040,403 | 52.65% | |
2001 | Rafael Pineda Ponce | 962,446 | 44.2% | Lost |
2005 | Manuel Zelaya | 999,006 | 45.6% | Elected |
2009 | Elvin Santos
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816,874 | 38.10% | Lost |
2013 | Mauricio Villeda | 632,320 | 20.30% | |
2017 | Luis Orlando Zelaya | 484,187 | 14.74% | |
2021 | Yani Rosenthal | 335,762 | 10.00% |
Note
In the
National Congress elections
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
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1923 | 9 / 48
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9 | 3rd | ||
1924 | 0 / 46
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9 | 2nd | ||
1926 | 6 / 46
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6 | |||
1928 | 21 / 48
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15 | |||
1930 | 23 / 48
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2 | |||
1932 | 13 / 56
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10 | |||
1934 | 4 / 59
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9 | |||
1936 | 46 | 0.01% | 0 / 59
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4 | |
1942 | 0 / 45
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1948 | 210 | 0.08% | 0 / 49
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1954 | 121,213 | 48.10% | 24 / 59
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24 | 1st |
1956 | 41,724 | 10.08% | 0 / 58
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24 | 2nd |
1957 | 205,135 | 61.85% | 36 / 58
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36 | 1st |
1965 | 272,198 | 44.85% | 29 / 64
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7 | 2nd |
1971 | 269,989 | 47.38% | 32 / 64
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3 | |
1980 | 495,779 | 51.68% | 35 / 71
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2 | 1st |
1981 | 636,437 | 53.9% | 44 / 82
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9 | |
1985 | 786,624 | 51.02% | 67 / 134
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23 | |
1989 | 776,698 | 44.33% | 51 / 128
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16 | 2nd |
1993 | 906,793 | 53.01% | 71 / 128
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20 | 1st |
1997 | 1,040,403 | 52.65% | 67 / 128
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4 | |
2001 | 850,290 | 40.8% | 55 / 128
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12 | 2nd |
2005 | 44.84% | 62 / 128
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7 | 1st | |
2009 | 30.78% | 45 / 128
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17 | 2nd | |
2013 | 16.97% | 27 / 128
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18 | 3rd | |
2017 | 484,187 | 20.31% | 26 / 128
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2021 | 11.14% | 22 / 128
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4 | 4th |
See also
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- Liberalism in Honduras
References
- ^ Elections and Events 1875-1899 The Library, UC San Diego
- ISBN 9789766372590
- ^ "Aborto en Honduras seguirá siendo un crimen". La Prensa. 4 May 2017.
- ^ "President Zelaya voted in as Liberal turned into ally of Chavez' ALBA". MercoPress.
- ^ Vickers, George (25 November 2009). "The Sham Elections in Honduras". Foreign Policy.
- ^ Carroll, Rory (27 November 2009). "Honduras coup: troops deployed to oversee election". The Guardian. London.
- ^ ""Nasralla ganó las elecciones en el 82% de nuestras actas": Luis Zelaya". tiempo.hn (in Spanish). 6 December 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
External links
- Liberal Party of Honduras official site