National Party of Honduras
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| National Party of Honduras Partido Nacional de Honduras |
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| Leader | Ricardo Álvarez |
| Founded | 27th February 1902 |
| Headquarters | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Ideology | Conservatism, Liberal conservatism, Honduran Nationalism |
| Political position | Center-right |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| Regional affiliation | Union of Latin American Parties Democratic Alliance Group of the Central American Parliament |
| Official colors | Blue |
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The National Party (Spanish: Partido Nacional de Honduras) is a centre-right conservative political party in Honduras and the main right-wing political party in the country. Founded in 1902 the PNH is identified with the color blue as its rival the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH), is red. All the democratic elections in Honduras have been dominated by the competition between the PNH and the PLH. The PNH dominated the country between 1933–1957.
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[edit] 2001 elections
At the legislative elections, 25 November 2001, the party won 46.5 % of the popular vote and 61 out of 128 seats in the National Congress of Honduras. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Ricardo Maduro won 52.2 % and was elected president.
[edit] 2005 elections
In the legislative elections of 27 November 2005, the party won 55 out of 128 seats in the Congress. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Porfirio Pepe Lobo won 46.2 % and was therefore defeated by Manuel Zelaya.[citation needed]
[edit] 2009 elections
At the 2009 elections the National Party candidate for president, Porfirio Lobo Sosa won the presidency with over 1,212,846 votes and 56.56% of the national total compared with 816,874 votes and 38.1% of the national total for Elvin Santos of the Liberal Party of Honduras, and in the elections to the National Congress of Honduras the National Party won 71 seats ensuring a governmental majority.[citation needed]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- National Party of Honduras official site
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