1997 Honduran general election

none Honduras 1949 1993 Honduran general election 1993 2001 Honduran general election 2001 30 November 1997 yes Presidential election presidential 72.70% ( 7.90pp) File:Carlos Roberto Flores.jpg Carlos Roberto Flores Liberal Party of Honduras 1,040,403 52.65% 3x4.svg Nora Gúnera de Melgar National Party of Honduras 844,985 42.76% File:Mapa Electoral de Honduras 1997.svg Flores: #de8787 40-50% #d35f5f 50-60% Gúnera: #87aade 40–50% #5f8dd3 50–60% President Carlos Roberto Reina Liberal Party of Honduras Carlos Roberto Flores Liberal Party of Honduras 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. Closed list PR was used to elect Congress. Carlos Roberto Flores of the Liberal Party was elected president, defeating Nora Gúnera de Melgar who was the first woman to stand for the Presidency.Political Parties Nations Encyclopedia Major campaign issues were crime and rising living standards.Honduras Britannica Results President Carlos Roberto Flores Liberal Party 1040403 Nora Gúnera de Melgar National Party 844985 Olban Francisco Valladares Ordóñez Innovation and Unity Party–Social Democrats 41605 Arturo Álvarez Christian Democratic Party 24737 Matías Funes Democratic Unification Party 24243 86617 34056 2901743 CNE National Congress File:Honduras National Congress 1997.svg Liberal Party 940575 72 +1 National Party 789015 55 0 Innovation and Unity Party–Social Democrats 78495 3 +1 Christian Democratic Party 49650 2 +2 Democratic Unification Party 40658 1 New +5 64176 99889 2901743 CNE References Bibliography Allison, Michael E. “The transition from armed opposition to electoral opposition in Central America.” Latin American politics and society 48, 4:137-162 (winter 2006). D’Ans, André-Marcel. “Honduras: d’un libéralisme à l’autre.” Problèmes d’Amérique latine 30:31-57 (juillet-septembre 1998). Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1. North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Edited by Dieter Nohlen. 2005. Izaguirre, Ramón. “Análisis del caso de Honduras.” Sistemas de elecciones parliamentarias y su relación con la gobernabilidad democrática. 2000. San José: Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos. 2000. Martínez, José Filadelfo. “Participación política de Unificación Democrática.” Revista política de Honduras 8:143-156 (August 1999). Navarro, Julio César. “Los mitos del voto separado en las elecciones de 1997.” Revista política de Honduras 1:183-193 (January 1999). 1999. Political handbook of the world 1997. New York, 1998. Robleda Castro, Agapito. “Violan la constitución y la ley electoral.” Revista política de Honduras 28:65-67 (July–August 2001). Rodriguez, Edgardo Antonio. Elecciones ‘97: perfiles biográficos y políticos. Tegucigalpa: Guardabarranco. 1997. Ruhl, J. Mark. “Doubting democracy in Honduras.” Current history 81-86 (February 1997). Ruhl, J. Mark. “Honduras: militarism and democratization in troubled waters.” Repression, resistance, and democratic transition in Central America. 2000. Wilmington: Scholarly Resources. Taylor-Robinson, Michelle M. “La política hondureña y las elecciones de 2005.” Revista de ciencia política 26, 1:114-124 (2006). 2006. Villars, Rina. Para la casa más que para el mundo: sufragismo y feminismo en la historia de Honduras. Tegucigalpa: Editorial Guaymuras. 2001. Category:Parliamentary elections in Honduras Honduras General Category:Presidential elections in Honduras Honduras