Honduran general election, 2005
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General elections were held in Honduras to elect a president and parliament on 27 November, 2005.
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[edit] Primaries
Internal party elections were held in February 2005. Only the Liberal Party and National Party participated in these elections, since the smaller parties lack significant factions. They were supervised by the official electoral body, and the 72 hour ban on the sale of alcohol which accompanies all official elections was also imposed over that weekend.
[edit] Presidential election
There were five presidential candidates; Carlos Sosa Coello (Innovation and Unity Party), Porfirio Pepe Lobo (National Party), Manuel Zelaya (Liberal Party), Juan Almendares (Democratic Unification Party) and Juan Ramón Martínez (Christian Democrats).
[edit] Results
| Candidates and nominating parties | Votes | % |
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| 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 | ||
According to an exit poll published by a local TV channel, Zelaya was ahead by 50.6 percent, against Lobo's 44.3%. However, Lobo, the National Party candidate did not accept the result of the election, arguing that the figures his own party has have actually put him ahead in the race. The National Party had asked for a vote recount, accusing the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the country's top electoral authority, of having committed gross errors in the process and 48 hours later had not allegedly still not produced any official results. Finally, after 10 days of waiting the National Party conceded the elections to Manuel Zelaya, the Liberal Party candidate and now, the president elect.
[edit] Parliamentary election
Zelaya's Liberal Party also emerged victorious in the parliamentary election, taking 62 of the 128 seats.
[edit] Results
| Parties | Seats |
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| 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 | |
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