2013 Honduran general election

Election November 2021 Honduras 1949 2009 Honduran general election 2009 2017 Honduran general election 2017 24 November 2013 yes presidential Presidential election Juan Orlando Hernández, May 2015 (cropped).jpg Juan Orlando Hernández National Party of Honduras 1,149,302 36.89% Xiomara Castro (August 07, 2007).jpg Xiomara Castro Liberty and Refoundation 896,498 28.78% Mel Zelaya, Guillermo Valle, Salvador Nasralla y Mauricio Villeda (cropped).jpg Mauricio Villeda Liberal Party of Honduras 632,320 20.30% Salvador Nasralla in 2013 (cropped).jpg Salvador Nasralla Anti-Corruption 8dade3 418,443 13.43% 350px| Results by department 350px| Results by municipality 1 Hernández: #d7e3f4 <30% #afc6e9 30-40% #87aade 40–50% #5f8dd3 50–60% #3771c8 60–70% #2c5aa0 70–80% #214478 80–90% Castro: #e9afaf 30-40% #de8787 40-50% #d35f5f 50–60% Villeda: #ffccaa <30% #ffccaa 30-40% #ffb380 40–50% #ff9955 50–60% #ff7f2a 60–70% Nasralla: #ecfafa <30% #daf5f5 30-40% #ace1e1 40–50% President Porfirio Lobo Sosa National Party of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández National Party of Honduras 5,308,781 59.14% ( 9.26pp) yes no Parliamentary election All 128 seats in the National Congress 65 Porfirio Lobo Sosa National Party of Honduras 71 48 33.64 Manuel Zelaya Liberty and Refoundation New 37 27.51 Mauricio Villeda Liberal Party of Honduras 45 27 16.97 Salvador Nasralla Anti-Corruption Party New 13 15.15 Jorge Aguilar Paredes Innovation and Unity Party 3 1 1.84 Matías Funes Democratic Unification Party 4 1 1.67 Lucas Evangelisto Aguilera Pineda Christian Democratic Party of Honduras 5 1 1.62 2013 Honduran Legislative Election.svg Results of the congressional election President of the Congress Juan Orlando Hernández National Party of Honduras Mauricio Oliva National Party of Honduras General elections were held in Honduras on 24 November 2013.Tribunal Supremo Electoral Honduras http://www.tse.hn/web/sala_prensa/04092012_universidades_de_pais_apoyaran_al_TSE_para_realizacion_de_EG.html Universidades de País Apoyaran al TSE para la Realización de las Elecciones Generales TSE 9 April 2013 16 April 2013 6 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200906165123/http://www.tse.hn/web/sala_prensa/04092012_universidades_de_pais_apoyaran_al_TSE_para_realizacion_de_EG.html dead Voters went to the polls to elect a new President, the 128 members of the National Congress, 298 Mayors and vice-mayors and their respective councilors and 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament. The closely watched presidential election saw a field of eight candidates vying to succeed outgoing President Porfirio Lobo Sosa, who is not eligible to run for re-election. Salvador Nasralla, a sports journalist and television personality, and Xiomara Castro, the wife of the deposed president Mel Zelaya, both candidates from newly formed political parties (the Anti-Corruption Party and Libre, respectively) were leading in most of the early polls. However, as the election neared, the candidates of the two traditional parties – Juan Orlando Hernández of the National Party and Mauricio Villeda of the Liberal Party – both surged in the polls. The elections were the first since 1954 in which a party other than the National Party and Liberal Party received over 7% of the vote and more than five seats in the legislature in a general election. It was also the first time the Liberal Party did not finish either first or second in an election since the 1920s. Background This is the first election to be contested by the opposition since the controversial and polarising 2009 Honduran coup d'état. The social mobilization since then led to the founding of the main opposition party, Libre.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/11/fight-take-power-honduras-201311236211833518.html The fight to take power in Honduras 23 November 2013 Al Jazeera Nina Lakhami 23 November 2013 Two-party system Honduras has historically been dominated by a two-party system – the National Party and the Liberal Party. This election represents the first time in Honduran history in which other parties had a chance at winning the presidency or at least gaining a significant representation in the Congress, four of which find their genesis post-coup.http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2013/10/08/actualidad/1381190914_138907.html Honduras rompe cien años de bipartidismo Carlos Salinas 8 October 2013 El País 2013-11-17 Human rights concerns The elections took place amidst a deteriorating human rights situations.https://www.amnesty.org/en/news/honduras-elections-should-mark-turning-point-human-rights-2013-11-05 Honduras: Elections should mark a turning point for human rights 5 November 2013 Amnesty International 2013-11-16 Amnesty International called attention to the killings of human rights defenders in the lead-up to the election, noting that Honduras had the highest homicide rate in the world yet only twenty percent of homicides were investigated. Honduran human rights organizations formed the Board of Analysis on the Human Rights Situation to monitor human rights violations surrounding the election,http://radiomundoreal.fm/7207-organizations-declare-human-rights?lang=es Humanitarian national emergency 31 October 2013 Radio Mundo Real 2013-11-16 pointing to the level of political violence in the country: human rights group Rights Action examined the period between May 2012 and October 2013 and documented 36 killings and 24 armed attacks against pre-candidates, candidates, their families and campaign leaders across all parties, with Libre experiencing the majority of both armed attacks and killings.http://rightsaction.org/sites/default/files/Honduras-Violence-Political-Campaign.pdf Context of the Honduran Electoral Process 2012: Incomplete list of Killings and Armed Attacks Related to Political Campaigning in Honduras Karen Spring 21 October 2013 2013-11-16 2013-12-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20131205073417/http://rightsaction.org/sites/default/files/Honduras-Violence-Political-Campaign.pdf dead In light of this situation, 24 U.S. Senators signed a letter to the U.S. State Department expressing their concerns about the upcoming elections.http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/11/3/honduras-electionspoliticalviolence.html Honduras' political violence threatens to undermine its November elections Lauren Carasik 3 November 2013 Al Jazeera America 2013-11-16 Campaign Key electoral issues have been citizen security, organized crime, unemployment, and corruption.http://www.latribuna.hn/2013/05/24/historico-abanico-de-partidos/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131103092645/http://www.latribuna.hn/2013/05/24/historico-abanico-de-partidos/ dead 3 November 2013 Histórico abanico de partidos La Tribuna Javier Sánchez 24 May 2013 2013-11-17 One of the main components of Hernández's campaign is his promise to put "a soldier on every corner." For her part, Castro has emphasized the need for community policing and secure borders.http://www.tiempo.hn/color-pol%C3%ADtico/noticias/en-tocoa,-colon-xiomara-ofrece-policia-comunitaria-y-enviaria-militares-a-cuidar-fronteras https://web.archive.org/web/20130808153752/http://www.tiempo.hn/color-pol%C3%ADtico/noticias/en-tocoa,-colon-xiomara-ofrece-policia-comunitaria-y-enviaria-militares-a-cuidar-fronteras dead 8 August 2013 En Tocoa, Colón: Xiomara ofrece policía comunitaria y enviaría militares a cuidar fronteras 4 August 2013 El Tiempo 2013-11-17 Presidential candidates Candidate Running mates Party Juan Orlando Hernández Ricardo Álvarez Arias Ava Rossana Guevara Lorena Enriqueta Herrera Estévez National Party Xiomara Castro Juan Alberto Barahona Mejía Juliette Handal Eduardo Enrique Reina García Liberty and Refoundation Mauricio Villeda María Cristina González Romero José Martín Chicas Munguía Lía Argentina Bueso Chinchilla Liberal Party Salvador Nasralla Soraya Asunción Salabarrieta Selene Suyara Sánchez Sierra Ricardo Emigdio Mena Anti-Corruption Party Romeo Vásquez Velásquez Nadia Kafaty Geadah Amílcar Santamaría Graciamaría Agüero Guevara Patriotic Alliance Orle Solís Gessy Yolany Torres Rodríguez Gertrúdiz Ramos Escobar Luis Fernando Zúniga Cuesta Christian Democratic Party Jorge Aguilar Paredes Sonia Matilde Fiallos Guillermo Enrique Valle Myrna Maritza Castellanos Innovation and Unity Party Andrés Pavón Lourdes Marlen Cruz Adolfo Cruz Ruiz Mirian Rosaura Jácome Mejía FAPER–Democratic Unification Primaries Primaries were held for the National Party, Liberal Party and Libre. National Juan Orlando Hernández, president of the National Congress of Honduras, won the presidential nomination of the National Party. The other candidates were Ricardo Álvarez (the Mayor of Tegucigalpa), Fernando Anduray (National Congress deputy), Victor Hugo Barnica (Third Vice President of Honduras), Eva Fernandez, Loreley Fernandez, and Miguel Pastor (Secretary of State for Public Works, Transport, and Housing). The Supreme Electoral Tribunal certified Hernández's victory, but Álvarez immediately presented an appeal, accusing Hernández of fraud and asking for a recount.http://www.elheraldo.hn/Secciones-Principales/Pais/Ricardo-Alvarez-anuncia-que-presentara-recurso Ricardo Álvarez anuncia que presentará recurso 11 December 2012 El Heraldo 2013-11-17 (Spanish) The appeal was rejected by the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court, four of whose five members were replaced by Hernández a month earlier in a move widely criticized as an illegal "technical coup".http://www.elheraldo.hn/Secciones-Principales/Pais/Sala-Constitucional-declara-inadmisible-conteo-voto-por-voto Sala Constitucional declara inadmisible conteo voto por voto 24 January 2013 El Heraldo 2013-11-17http://rightsaction.org/action-content/december-12-2012-coup-honduras-constitutional-court-dismissed-primary-elections-are December 12, 2012 "Coup" in Honduras: The Constitutional Court Dismissed as Primary Elections are Challenged Annie Bird Rights Action 8 January 2013 2013-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20130604075104/http://rightsaction.org/action-content/december-12-2012-coup-honduras-constitutional-court-dismissed-primary-elections-are 4 June 2013 dead Álvarez and Pastor refused to attend the party convention in protest, claiming that they were being persecuted by their own party.http://www.laprensa.hn/especiales/eleccionesgenerales/partidonacional/335058-255/ricardo-y-miguel-confirman-que-no-ir%C3%A1n-a-convenci%C3%B3n-nacionalista Ricardo y Miguel confirman que no irán a Convención nacionalista 15 August 2013 La Prensa 2013-11-17 (Spanish) Liberal Mauricio Villeda, won the presidential nomination of the Liberal Party. Other candidates in the fray for the presidential nomination were Esteban Handal Perez and Yani Rosenthal (National Congress deputy and former Minister of Presidency).July 2023 Libre Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, former First Lady of Honduras, was the sole presidential candidate in the Libre primaries.July 2023 Opinion polls President PollsterDateSample sizeHernández30px|link=National Party of HondurasCastro30px|link=Liberty and RefoundationVilleda30px|link=Liberal Party of HondurasNasralla30px|link=Anti-Corruption PartyOtherUndecided/abstentionCid/Galluphttp://www.laprensa.hn/honduras/apertura/390124-96/remonta-juan-orlando-hern%C3%A1ndez-en-intenci%C3%B3n-de-voto-presidencial#panel1-1 Remonta Juan Orlando Hernández en intención de voto presidencial La Prensa 24 September 2013 2013-11-16 Spanish6–12 September 20131,22027%29%15%11%——Paradigmahttp://encuestadoraparadigma.com/v2/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ENCUESTA-SEPTIEMBRE1.png https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001808/http://encuestadoraparadigma.com/v2/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ENCUESTA-SEPTIEMBRE1.png dead 3 December 2013 Intención de voto para presidente a nivel nacional – Encuestra Septiembre 2013 Paradigma Encuestadora 29 September 2013 2013-11-16 Spanish 16–24 September 20132,40021.9%22.8%12.0%10.0%1%34.3%Cid/Galluphttp://www.laprensa.hn/honduras/apertura/393793-96/honduras-juan-orlando-arriba-5-puntos-cid-gallup-#panel1-2 Honduras: Juan Orlando arriba 5 puntos según CID-Gallup La Prensa 24 October 2013 2013-11-16 Spanish 9–15 October 20131,52528%27%17%9%——Paradigmahttp://encuestadoraparadigma.com/v2/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/OCTUBRE-21-web.png https://web.archive.org/web/20131203004203/http://encuestadoraparadigma.com/v2/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/OCTUBRE-21-web.png dead 3 December 2013 Intención de voto para presidente a nivel nacional – Encuestra Octubre 2013 Paradigma Encuestadora 21 October 2013 2013-11-16 Spanish 10–19 October 20134,02525.7%22.2%10.7%9.9%0.7%30.8% Congress PollsterDateSamplePNLibrePLPACOther partyNone/Independents/No answerCid/Gallup6–12 September 20131,22032%22%21%8%17%Paradigma16–24 September 20132,40028.7%20.6%19.1%3.7%0.9%27.0%TecniMerkHonduras: Xiomara Castro sigue encabezando encuestas 11 October 2013 http://www.kaosenlared.net/america-latina/item/70898-honduras-xiomara-castro-sigue-encabezando-encuestas.html Kaos en la Red https://archive.today/20131122043545/http://www.kaosenlared.net/america-latina/item/70898-honduras-xiomara-castro-sigue-encabezando-encuestas.html Spanish 22 November 2013 dead 2013-11-2228 September – 5 October 20132,50028.5%28.2%14.8% 9.6%Cid/Gallup9–15 October 20131,52535%19%22%6%18%Paradigma10–19 October 20134,02530.0%20.0%18.0%3.2%0.5%28.3% Conduct Honduran elections have historically been marred by fraud,http://es.panampost.com/gina-kawas/2013/11/06/el-fantasma-del-fraude-electoral-en-honduras/ El fantasma del fraude electoral en Honduras 6 November 2013 Gina Kawas Panam Post 2013-11-17 (Spanish)http://www.tiempo.hn/editorial/noticias/a-proposito-de-fraude-electoral https://web.archive.org/web/20131207174814/http://www.tiempo.hn/editorial/noticias/a-proposito-de-fraude-electoral dead 7 December 2013 A Propósito de Fraude Electoral Orlin Cruz Martínez 4 October 2013 El Tiempo 2013-11-17 (Spanish)http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/108-pakistan-top-news/140654-us-lawmakers-warn-kerry-of-honduras-vote-problems.html US lawmakers warn Kerry of Honduras vote problems 19 October 2013 Parvez Jabri Business Recorder 2013-11-17 and polls leading up to the elections found that 59% of Hondurans believe the elections would be fraudulent.http://www.resistenciahonduras.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5870:survey-shows-honduran-citizens-expect-electoral-fraud-and-are-dissatisfied-with-democracy&catid=101:news&Itemid=349 Survey shows Honduran citizens expect electoral fraud, and are dissatisfied with democracy 27 September 2013 Resistencia Honduras 2013-11-16 However, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has stated that these would be the most clean and fair elections in Honduras's history, and both the traditionally dominant parties – the National and Liberal parties – agree.http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elmundo/4-232805-2013-11-04.html Honduras irá a las urnas marcada por el golpe 4 November 2013 Gustavo Veiga Página 12 2013-11-16 (Spanish) The newly formed Libre Party and Anti-Corruption Party fear that there would be fraud, a position backed by the Carter Center. Anti-Corruption Party candidate Salvador Nasralla publicly denounced attempts at vote-buying by the National Party across the country.http://www.laprensa.hn/especiales/eleccionesgenerales/partidopac/380055-255/partido-nacional-ya-compr%C3%B3-credenciales-nasralla "Partido Nacional ya compró credenciales": Nasralla La Prensa 19 August 2013 2013-11-17 (Spanish) Nasralla highlighted National Party control of key government institutions like the Public Ministry and the Supreme Court. Dana Frank, writing in The Nation, echoed these concerns, noting National Party candidate Hernández's participation in both the illegal naming of a new attorney general in August 2013 and the illegal destitution of four Supreme Court judges in December 2012,http://www.thenation.com/article/177028/high-stakes-election-honduras A High-Stakes Election in Honduras Dana Frank The Nation 6 November 2013 2013-11-17 the latter of which ultimately resulted in Hernández securing his party's nomination for the presidency. The TSE has stated that over 700 international election observers, representing various governments and organizations, including the United Nations, the Organization of American States, the European Union, and the Carter Center, will be present to monitor the elections.http://elmundo.com.sv/unos-700-observadores-internacionales-vigilaran-las-elecciones-en-honduras https://web.archive.org/web/20131112072933/http://elmundo.com.sv/unos-700-observadores-internacionales-vigilaran-las-elecciones-en-honduras dead 12 November 2013 Unos 700 observadores internacionales vigilarán las elecciones en Honduras 9 November 2013 El Mundo 2013-11-17 In the days before the election, international observers in the department of Yoro and in the capital Tegucigalpa reported targeted harassment and intimidation on the part of immigration officials and unidentified armed men.http://radio.uchile.cl/2013/11/23/honduras-detienen-a-delegacion-internacional-de-observacion-de-ddhh Honduras: Detienen a Delegación Internacional de Observación de DDHH Diario Uchile 23 November 2013 2013-11-23 (Spanish) The TSE confirmed these reports and ordered the Honduran immigration authorities to stop all of these types of operations concerning election observers.http://www.elheraldo.hn/Secciones-Principales/Pais/Ordenan-a-Migracion-detener-operativo Ordenan a Migración detener operativo 23 November 2013 El Heraldo 2013-11-23 (Spanish) Results President Juan Orlando Hernández Ricardo Álvarez Arias National Party 1149302 Xiomara Castro Juan Alberto Barahona Mejía Liberty and Refoundation 896498 Mauricio Villeda María Cristina González Romero Liberal Party of Honduras 632320 Salvador Nasralla Soraya Asunción Salabarrieta Anti-Corruption Party 418443 Romeo Vásquez Velásquez Nadia Kafaty Geadah Patriotic Alliance 6105 Orle Solís Gessy Yolany Torres Rodríguez Christian Democratic Party 5194 Jorge Aguilar Paredes Sonia Matilde Fiallos Innovation and Unity Party 4468 Andrés Pavón Lourdes Marlen Cruz FAPER–Democratic Unification 3118 159898 5355112 TSE National Congress File:National Congress of Honduras 2013.svg National Party 9255904 48 –23 Liberty and Refoundation 7568392 37 New Liberal Party 4670157 27 –18 Anti-Corruption Party 4169245 13 New Innovation and Unity Party 506321 1 –2 Democratic Unification Party 460814 1 –3 Christian Democratic Party 444734 1 –4 Honduran Patriotic Alliance 272347 0 New FAPER–Democratic Unification 128488 0 – Independent Socialist candidates 20429 0 – FAPER 9011 0 New United for Choluteca 8542 0 – 0 2699544 440146 5308781 Election Passport, IPU Aftermath Juan Orlando Hernández was announced as the winner in a result the Supreme Electoral Tribunal's head, David Matamoros, called "irreversible",http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/11/polls-close-honduran-election-2013112511524737104.html Hernandez lead 'irreversible' in Honduras 26 November 2013 Al Jazeera 2013-11-26 this followed initial claims by both leading candidates of having won. While opposition protests continued, Hernández said the result was "not negotiable with anybody" and named a transition team. However, Castro and Nasralla disputed the results.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/honduras-election-sparks-protests-competing-claims-of-victory-fraud/2013/11/25/4d15915e-55e1-11e3-bdbf-097ab2a3dc2b_story.html Tension increases in Honduras, as election sparks competing claims of victory, fraud 25 November 2013 The Washington Post 2013-11-28 Castro called on her supporters to hold a protest on Saturday 30 November.https://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/27/world/americas/honduras-presidential-election/ Winner named in Honduras presidential vote; opposition vows protests 27 November 2013 CNN 2013-11-28 According to the North American Congress on Latin America, the elections were "fraught with irregularities and violent intimidation, threatening to throw the embattled nation into further political disarray."http://nacla.org/blog/2013/11/28/honduran-election-results-contested-international-observers Honduran Election Results Contested by International Observers 28 November 2013 North American Congress on Latin America 2013-11-28 However, observers from the Organization of American States and the United Nations declared that the elections met international standards and were both free and fair.28 November 2013 Honduras election: Hernandez declared winner https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25132240 7 December 2013 BBC See also Parliamentary candidates in the 2013 Honduran general election Honduras References Honduras General Category:Parliamentary elections in Honduras Honduras Category:Presidential elections in Honduras