National Congress of Honduras
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The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras.
The Honduran Congress is a unicameral legislature. Its members are 128 deputies (diputados), who are elected on a proportional representation basis, by department, to serve four-year terms. Prior to 1997, deputies were elected indirectly, with congressional party strengths determined by the proportion of votes cast for the corresponding candidates in the concurrent presidential election. Since that date, however, separate elections have been held for the legislature and for national and local executives, and the country's deputies have been elected directly.
The most recent election was held November 2005.
| 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 | |
The previous election was held on 25 November 2001. Following that election (which saw Ricardo Maduro elected president), party strengths in Congress stood as follows:
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Party of Honduras (Partido Nacional de Honduras) | 46.5 | 61 | |
| Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras ) | 40.8 | 55 | |
| Innovation and Unity Party-Social-Democracy (Partido de Inovación y Unidad-Social Democracia) | 4.6 | 4 | |
| Democratic Unification Party (Partido de Unificación Democrática) | 4.5 | 5 | |
| Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras) | 3,7 | 3 | |
| Total (turnout 66.3 %) | 128 |
Honduras also returns deputies to the supranational Central American Parliament.
[edit] Legislative Palace
Congress meets in a purpose-built legislative palace (Palacio Legislativo) in the centre of Tegucigalpa. Of a modernist design, it is painted in an array of bright colours and rests on a series of concrete pillars that separate it from the ground.
