Elections in Honduras

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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. 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 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)

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Main article: Honduran general election, 2005

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**Summary of the 27 November 2005 Honduras presidential election results**
Candidates and nominating parties	Votes	%
José Manuel Zelaya Rosales - Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras )	915,075	49.9
Porfirio Lobo Sosa - National Party of Honduras (Partido Nacional de Honduras)	846,493	46.2
Juan Ángel Almendares Bonilla - Democratic Unification Party (Unificación Democrática)	27,731	1.5
Juan Ramón Martínez - Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras)	25,722	1.4
Carlos Sosa Coello - Innovation and Unity Party (Partido Innovación y Unidad)	18,689	1.0
Total (Turnout 46.0 %)	1,833,710	100.0%
Registered voters	3,988,605
Source: Honduras government election website through Adam Carr

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**Summary of the 27 November 2005 National Congress of Honduras election results**
Parties	Seats
Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras)	62
National Party of Honduras (Partido Nacional de Honduras)	55
Democratic Unification Party (Partido de Unificación Democrática)	5
Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras)	4
Innovation and Unity Party (Partido Innovación y Unidad)	2
Total votes: 1,833,710 (turnout 45.97 %)	128
Registered voters: 3,988,605
Source regarding number of votes IPU Parline