1997 Honduran general election explained
| Country: | Honduras |
| Flag Year: | 1949 |
| Previous Election: | 1993 Honduran general election |
| Previous Year: | 1993 |
| Next Election: | 2001 Honduran general election |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
| Election Date: | 30 November 1997 |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Election Name: | Presidential election | | Type: | presidential | | Turnout: | 72.70% (7.90pp) | | Image1: | File:Carlos Roberto Flores.jpg | | Nominee1: | Carlos Roberto Flores | | Party1: | Liberal Party of Honduras | | Popular Vote1: | 1,040,403 | | Percentage1: | 52.65% | | Party2: | National Party of Honduras | | Popular Vote2: | 844,985 | | Percentage2: | 42.76% | | President | | Before Election: | Carlos Roberto Reina | | Before Party: | Liberal Party of Honduras | | After Election: | Carlos Roberto Flores | | After Party: | Liberal Party of Honduras |
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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.[1] Major campaign issues were crime and rising living standards.[2]
Results
National Congress
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Notes and References
- http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Honduras-POLITICAL-PARTIES.html Political Parties
- http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9114360/HONDURAS Honduras
