2025 Honduran general election
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General elections are due to be held in Honduras on 30 November 2025[1] to elect the President, members of the National Congress and 20 members of the Central American Parliament.
Electoral system
The President of Honduras is elected by plurality, with the candidate receiving the most votes in a single round of voting declared the winner.[2] The 128 members of the National Congress are elected by open list proportional representation from 18 multi-member constituencies based on the departments ranging in size from one to 23 seats.[3] Seats are allocated using the Hare quota.[3]
Primary elections
Primaries were held to elect candidates for President, Congress, and mayoralties for LIBRE, and the National and Liberal parties on 9 March 2025. Eleven other parties did not qualify for primaries and chose candidates internally. Ten candidates ran for the presidential nomination; two in LIBRE, and four each in the National and Liberal parties. Delays in delivering electoral material led to polling centers not opening on time, causing minor protests.[4]
Liberal
- Salvador Nasralla, Vice President (2022–2024)
- Supported by Vamos Honduras! (Go Honduras!)
- Jorge Cálix, congressional deputy
- Supported by Juntos Por El Cambio (Together for Change)
- Luis Zelaya
- Supported by Recuperar Honduras (Recover Honduras)
- Maribel Espinoza, congressional deputy
- Supported by Todos Por Honduras (All For Honduras)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Salvador Nasralla | 381,062 | 58.02 |
| Jorge Cálix | 207,968 | 31.67 |
| Luis Zelaya | 34,329 | 5.23 |
| Maribel Espinoza | 33,382 | 5.08 |
| Total | 656,741 | 100.00 |
LIBRE
- Rixi Moncada, Secretary of National Defense and Secretary of Finance (2022–2024)
- Supported by the Alianza Presidencial Rixi Moncada (Rixi Moncada Presidential Alliance)
- Rasel Tomé, congressional deputy
- Supported by the Movimiento Renovación Nuevas Alternativas (MORENA) (Renewal Movement New Alternatives)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Rixi Moncada | 674,215 | 92.64 |
| Rasel Tomé | 53,568 | 7.36 |
| Total | 727,783 | 100.00 |
National
- Nasry Asfura, Mayor of the Central District (Tegucigalpa) (2014–2022)
- Supported by Papi a la Orden! (Daddy at your Service!)
- Ana García Carías, First Lady of Honduras (2014–2022)
- Supported by Avanza Por la Justicia y la Unidad (AVANZA) (Advance for Justice and Unity)
- Jorge Alberto Zelaya, congressional deputy
- Supported by Renovación Unidad Nacionalista (RUN) (Nationalist Unity Renewal)
- Roberto Martínez Lozano
- Supported by Rescate y Transformación (Rescue and Transformation)
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Nasry Asfura | 625,893 | 75.84 |
| Ana García Carías | 175,900 | 21.31 |
| Jorge Alberto Zelaya | 15,816 | 1.92 |
| Roberto Martínez Lozano | 7,654 | 0.93 |
| Total | 825,263 | 100.00 |
Presidential candidates
Displayed according to their position on the presidential ballot.
| Party | Political position | Ideology | Presidential candidate | Previous positions | Candidates for presidential designee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Party (DC) |
Center-right | Christian democracy, Christian humanism, conservatism, pan-Americanism[5] [a] | Mario "Chano" Rivera Callejas
(publicist and media entrepreneur) |
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[7] |
| Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE) |
Left | Social democracy, left-wing populism, 21st century socialism, progressivism | Rixi Moncada
(lawyer) |
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[8] | |
| Social Democratic Innovation and Unity Party (PINU-SD) |
Center-left | Social democracy, progressivism | Jorge Nelson Ávila Gutiérrez
(economist) |
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[9] |
| Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) |
Center | Social liberalism, populism, social democracy, liberal conservatism | Salvador Nasralla
(presenter and industrial civil engineer) |
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[3] |
| National Party of Honduras (PNH) |
Right | Conservatism, nationalism, right-wing populism, neoliberalism | Nasry Asfura
(civil engineer and entrepreneur) |
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[3] |
Notes
- ^ Chano supports Honduras becoming a part of the United States as a "free associated state", a status similar that enjoyed by Puerto Rico.[6]
References
- ^ "2025 Honduras General Election". National Democratic Institute. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Elections: Honduras Presidential Nov 09". IFES Election Guide. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Elections: Honduras National Congress". IFES Election Guide. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ González, Marlon (9 March 2025). "Honduras holds primaries as voter frustration simmers over security and the economy". AP News.
- ^ cronologia/-/meta/redaccion. "Buscan inhabilitar la candidatura de "Chano" Rivera por incitar que Honduras se una a EE UU". www.elheraldo.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ ""Chano" Rivera propone que Honduras se convierta en Estado Libre Asociado de EEUU". www.proceso.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Mario "Chano" Rivera will be the presidential candidate for the Christian Democratic Party of Honduras". mntv.hn. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "CNE makes official the results of the 2025 primary elections and proclaims the three presidential candidates". Proceso Digital (in Spanish). 8 April 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Nelson Ávila becomes the presidential candidate of Pinu-SD for the 2025 elections" [Nelson Ávila becomes the presidential candidate of Pinu-SD for the 2025 elections]. Proceso Digital HN. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.