Liberal Party of Honduras
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The Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras) is a liberal party in Honduras that was founded in 1891. The party is a member of Liberal International. The PLH is identified with the color red, as it's rival, the National Party of Honduras (PNH), is blue. All the democratic elections in Honduras have been between the PLH and the PNH. The last President of Honduras was Carlos Roberto Flores from the PLH but at the moment the PNH have a majority in the National Congress due to an alliance with the Christian Democrats (Democracia Cristiana) as well as the Presidency. At the last legislative elections, 25 november 2001, the party won 40.8 % of the popular vote and 55 out of 128 seats in the National Congress of Honduras. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Rafael Pineda Ponce won 44.3 %, but was defeated by Ricardo Maduro of the National Party of Honduras. The Liberal Party's candidate to be President in the elections on November 27, 2005, is Manuel Mel Zelaya, pitted against the PNH's Porfirio Pepe Lobo.
See also
- Liberalism
- Contributions to liberal theory
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- Liberal democracy
- Liberalism in Honduras
- Gremio Estudiantil Revolucionario Liberal