Honduran general election, 1997

Honduran general election, 1997

November 30, 1997
Nominee Carlos Roberto Flores Nora Gúnera de Melgar Olban Francisco Valladares Ordóñez Party Liberal Party National Party Innovation and Unity Party Home state Tegucigalpa Choluteca Department Popular vote 1,040,403 844,985 41,605 Percentage 52.65% 42.76% 2.11%
President before election Carlos Roberto Reina Liberal Party Elected President Carlos Roberto Flores Liberal Party

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General elections were held in Honduras to elect a president and parliament on 30 November 1997. They were also the first elections in which the left wing Democratic Unification Party was allowed to stand.

Presidential election

Five candidates stood in the election which was won by the Liberal Party's Carlos Roberto Flores defeating Nora Gúnera de Melgar who was the first woman to stand for the Presidency.^[1] Major campaign issues were crime and rising living standards.^[2]

Presidential election results^[3]

Legislative election ^[4]

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