Presidential and parliamentary elections in Honduras 2013
The 2013 presidential and parliamentary elections in Honduras took place on November 24th. Juan Orlando Hernández won the presidential election ahead of Xiomara Castro , the wife of former President Manuel Zelaya , who was ousted in 2009 .
Result of the presidential election
| candidate | Political party | be right | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Orlando Hernández | Partido Nacional | 1,149,302 | 36.89 |
| Xiomara Castro | Libertad y Refundación (libre) | 896.498 | 28.78 |
| Mauricio Villeda | Partido Liberal | 632.320 | 20.30 |
| Salvador Nasralla | Partido AntiCorrupción | 418.443 | 13.43 |
| Romeo Vázquez Velásquez | Alianza Patriótica Hondureña | 6.105 | 0.20 |
| Orle Solís | Partido Demócrata Cristiano (DC) | 5,194 | 0.17 |
| Jorge Aguilar | Partido de Innovación y Unidad (PINU) | 4,468 | 0.14 |
| Andrés Pavón | FAPER + UD | 3.118 | 0.10 |
| Valid votes | 3,115,448 | 100 | |
| Invalid votes | 108.171 | - | |
| Blank ballot papers | 51,727 | - | |
| total | 3,275,346 | ||
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Since a simple majority is sufficient under the Honduran constitution, Hernández was elected.
Result of the elections for the National Congress
In the parliamentary election, which took place at the same time, the following distribution of seats in the National Congress resulted :
| Political party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Partido Nacional | 48 |
| Libertad y Refundación (libre) | 37 |
| Partido Liberal | 27 |
| Partido AntiCorrupción | 13 |
| Partido Demócrata Cristiano (DC) | 1 |
| Partido de Innovación y Unidad (PINU) | 1 |
| Unificación Democrática (UD) | 1 |
| Frente Amplio Político Electoral en Resistencia (FAPER) | 0 |
| Alianza Patriótica Hondureña | 0 |
| total | 128 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ European Union Election Observation Mission: Honduras General Elections 2013 Final Report. P. 32 , accessed on November 14, 2016 (English).