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General elections were held inHonduras on 28 November 2021. Among the positions being contested was thePresident of Honduras, head of state and head of government of Honduras, to replaceJuan Orlando Hernández from theNational Party. Also up for election were the 128 deputies of theNational Congress, 20 deputies to theCentral American Parliament, 298 mayors and 298 vice mayors, as well as 2,092 council members.
Following the election,Nasry Asfura of the National Party andXiomara Castro ofLibre both declared victory as votes were being counted. On 30 November 2021, Asfura and the National Party conceded to Castro. Castro's win made her the first female president-elect of Honduras, the person with the most votes obtained in the history of Honduras, and ended 12 years of conservative National Party rule. She also became the first President elected from a party other than the National Party,Liberal Party, or their predecessors.
Incumbent presidentJuan Orlando Hernández was first elected in 2013 after defeating Xiomara Castro, and re-elected in 2017 after orchestrating an amendment toConstitution of Honduras to allow for his reelection.[1] There were largeprotests against Hernandez following the 2017 elections,[2] which theOAS stated contained numerous irregularities.
The President of Honduras is elected by plurality, with the candidate receiving the most votes in a single round of voting declared the winner.[3]
The 128 members of the National Congress are elected byopen listproportional representation from 18 multi-member constituencies based on thedepartments ranging in size from one to 23 seats.[4] Seats are allocated using theHare quota.[4] Each voter can cast as many votes as the number of seats to be filled in the district. Votes are cast for individual candidates.
Party primaries were held on 14 March 2021 to elect which candidates would represent each party.[5]
| Movements | Candidates | Votes | Total | Map | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 National Party (PNH) | |||||
| Unity and Hope | Nasry Asfura | 681,701 (70.12%) | Valid votes: 972,139 Invalid votes: 86,369 Blank Votes: 108,791 Total: 1,167,299 (46.53%) |  | |
| Together We Can | Mauricio Oliva | 290,438 (29.88%) | |||
 Liberal Party (PLH) | |||||
| Yanista Movement | Yani Rosenthal | 339,001 (49.97%) | Valid votes: 678,370 Invalid votes: 41,460 Blank Votes: 58,867 Total: 778,697 (31.04%) |  | |
| Recover Honduras | Luis Zelaya | 230,242 (33.94%) | |||
| The Hope of Honduras | Darío Banegas | 109,127 (16.09%) | |||
 Liberty and Refoundation (Libre) | |||||
| Somos+ | Xiomara Castro | 404,238 (79.08%) | Valid votes: 511,201 Invalid votes: 26,123 Blank Votes: 25,106 Total: 562,430 (22.43%) |  | |
| M-28 Power for You | |||||
| Popular Refoundation Force FRP | |||||
| People Organized in Resistance POR | |||||
| Free People | |||||
| AAAMEL | |||||
| 5 July Movement | Nelson Ávila | 58,995 (11.54%) | |||
| Nueva Corriente | Carlos Eduardo Reina | 25,368 (4.96%) | |||
| Free Honduras | Wilfredo Méndez | 22,600 (4.42%) | |||
| Total | 2,508,426 (100.00%) | ||||
| Source:National Electoral Council | |||||
Nasry Asfura is the current mayor of Honduras's capital,Tegucigalpa, and a member of the ruling right-wingNational Party of Honduras.[5] During the campaign, Asfura distanced himself from former President Juan Orlando Hernandez's alleged involvement within drug trafficking schemes engaged by his brother. Asfura is known by his supporters as "Papi a la orden" or "Daddy at your service."[6]
Asfura prioritized upgrades to infrastructure and job creation. In addition, Asfura pledged support towards the business, health, education, and manufacturing sectors.[6]
Xiomara Castro, theFirst Lady of Honduras from 2006 to 2009, was the presidential candidate for the left-wingLiberty and Refoundation (Libre) party in the2013 general election, finishing in second place. She founded the party with her husbandManuel Zelaya after he was deposed in the2009 Honduran coup d'état.[5]
Her thirty-point campaign platform includes a referendum on a new constitution, the establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, the creation of a UN-backed anti-corruption commission modeled on theInternational Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and advancing women's rights. On economic issues, she opposes theZEDES semi-autonomousfree trade zones promoted by Juan Orlando Hernández and supports social programs to fight poverty while maintaining good relations with the private sector. She also proposes the reform of the Security, Defense, Coalition, and Secrecy Laws.[7][8]
Yani Rosenthal is a longtime member of thecentristLiberal Party of Honduras. He is a businessman and was sentenced to three years in a US prison for laundering drug money, being released in 2020 just in time to begin his presidential campaign.[5]
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| Pollster | Date | Sample size | Nasry Asfura | Xiomara Castro | Salvador Nasralla | Yani Rosenthal | Other | Undecided/ abstention | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 election | 28 November 2021 | — | 36.4 | 50.6 | — | 10.0 | 3.0 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| LeVote[12] | Exit-Poll | — | 35.1 | 50.5 | — | 12.0 | 2.4 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| TResearch[13] | 22–25 November 2021 | 1,000 | 28.2 | 42.9 | — | 4.0 | 2.9 | 22.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paradigma[14] | 14–26 October 2021 | 3,463 | 27.7 | 25.7 | — | 6.6 | 2 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
| CESPAD | 14–20 October 2021 | 1,726 | 21 | 38 | — | 3 | 5 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nasralla withdrew on 13 October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paradigma[15] | 30 September 2021 | 3,355 | 22.7 | 18.7 | 10.1 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 40.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| CID-Gallup[16] | 10 September 2021 | 1,288 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| TResearch[17] | 8–9 September 2021 | 1,000 | 30.9 | 31.8 | 15.8 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 9.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paradigma[18] | 11–26 August 2021 | 4,446 | 15.0 | 13.8 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 58.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paradigma[19] | 28 June–13 July 2021 | 3,003 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 60.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| CESPAD[20] | 13 April–7 May 2021 | 1,888 | 14.9 | 11.7 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 51.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary elections held on 14 March 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C&E Research[21] | 2 March 2021 | 600 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 14.1 | — | 42.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Both Asfura and Castro declared victory on election night as votes continued to be counted.[22] On 30 November 2021, Asfura's National Party conceded defeat to Castro.[23] Asfura announced in a statement that he met with Castro and her family to congratulate her win.[24]
Castro's victory marked the end of 12 years of National Party control of the presidency, following theconstitutional crisis and the subsequentcoup d'état that ousted Castro's husband in 2009. Castro is the first female president of Honduras.[24]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiomara Castro | Liberty and Refoundation | 1,716,793 | 51.12 | |
| Nasry Asfura | National Party | 1,240,260 | 36.93 | |
| Yani Rosenthal | Liberal Party | 335,762 | 10.00 | |
| Milton Benítez | Humane Honduras | 8,857 | 0.26 | |
| Carlos Mauricio Portillo | Christian Democratic Party | 7,103 | 0.21 | |
| Romeo Vásquez Velásquez | Honduran Patriotic Alliance | 6,556 | 0.20 | |
| Kelin Pérez Gómez | Broad Front | 6,053 | 0.18 | |
| Esdras Amado López | New Route Party [es] | 5,911 | 0.18 | |
| Alexander Mira | Savior Party of Honduras–PINU-SD | 5,711 | 0.17 | |
| Marlon Escoto | We are all Honduras [es] | 5,382 | 0.16 | |
| Alfonso Díaz Narváez | Democratic Unification Party | 5,081 | 0.15 | |
| Julio Lopéz Casaca | Anti-Corruption Party | 4,181 | 0.12 | |
| José Coto García | Go-Solidary Movement | 3,768 | 0.11 | |
| Lempira Cuauhtemoc Viana | Democratic Liberation Party | 3,361 | 0.10 | |
| Santos Orlando Rodriguez Orellana | Independent Movement Dignity and Hope | 3,274 | 0.10 | |
| Total | 3,358,053 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 3,358,053 | 93.79 | ||
| Invalid votes | 142,495 | 3.98 | ||
| Blank votes | 79,979 | 2.23 | ||
| Total votes | 3,580,527 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,182,425 | 69.09 | ||
| Source:CNE | ||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Liberty and Refoundation | 12,758,080 | 40.22 | 50 | +20 | |
| National Party | 9,572,363 | 30.17 | 44 | –17 | |
| Savior Party of Honduras | 4,035,970 | 12.72 | 10 | New | |
| Liberal Party | 3,531,884 | 11.13 | 22 | –5 | |
| Innovation and Unity Party | 335,236 | 1.06 | 0 | –4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 305,358 | 0.96 | 1 | 0 | |
| Anti-Corruption Party | 272,671 | 0.86 | 1 | 0 | |
| Honduran Patriotic Alliance | 224,940 | 0.71 | 0 | –4 | |
| Democratic Unification Party | 154,601 | 0.49 | 0 | –1 | |
| Go-Solidary Movement | 147,911 | 0.47 | 0 | New | |
| New Route Party [es] | 114,889 | 0.36 | 0 | New | |
| We are all Honduras [es] | 111,822 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic Liberation Party | 90,209 | 0.28 | 0 | New | |
| Broad Front | 67,736 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 31,723,670 | 100.00 | 128 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,167,105 | – | |||
| Source:CNE | |||||
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|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | |
| Liberty and Refoundation | 10 | |
| National Party | 8 | |
| Liberal Party | 2 | |
| Total | 20 | |
| Source:CNE | ||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councillors | Municipalities | +/– | ||||||
| National Party | 1,101,599 | 32.96 | 946 | 143 | –31 | |||
| Liberty and Refoundation | 966,869 | 28.93 | 456 | 50 | +19 | |||
| Liberal Party | 872,558 | 26.11 | 615 | 91 | +2 | |||
| Democratic Unification–National alliance | 157,842 | 4.72 | 4 | 0 | – | |||
| Savior Party of Honduras | 53,480 | 1.60 | 11 | 1 | New | |||
| Liberal–Libre alliance | 43,840 | 1.31 | 42 | 7 | – | |||
| Christian Democratic Party | 129,138 | 3.86 | 17 | 3 | +2 | |||
| Honduran Patriotic Alliance | 10 | 1 | – | |||||
| Innovation and Unity Party | 8 | 1 | +1 | |||||
| We are all Honduras [es] | 8 | 1 | New | |||||
| Anti-Corruption Party | 3 | 0 | –1 | |||||
| Go-Solidary Movement | 5 | 0 | –1 | |||||
| Democratic Unification Party | 3 | 0 | – | |||||
| New Route Party [es] | 0 | 0 | New | |||||
| Democratic Liberation Party | 4 | 0 | New | |||||
| The Front | 0 | 0 | New | |||||
| Independents | 16,496 | 0.49 | 14 | 1 | –1 | |||
| Total | 3,341,822 | 100.00 | 2146 | 299 | 24 | |||
| Source:La Prensa,CNE,CNE | ||||||||
Organization of American States: the head of the Electoral Observation Mission of the OAS,Luis Guillermo Solís, remarked the responsibility with which Hondurans voted in an "atmosphere of peace and civility" and that the three majority political forces of the country contributed to celebrate "a peaceful election day". Even so, he regretted that an agreement was not reached to reform the electoral law and that the deficiencies detected must be improved.[25]
Canada: TheGovernment of Canada congratulated Castro for being the first woman President-elect. Canada states that they are looking forward to work with Castro on several priorities, particularly democracy, inclusivity, abortion, and reducing corruption.[26]
Nicaragua: ThePresident of NicaraguaDaniel Ortega and hisVice PresidentRosario Murillo congratulated among the first the candidate Xiomara Castro through an official statement published on 29 November 2021, stating: "Dear Xiomara, Dear Brothers: We salute with much respect and appreciation the progress towards the electoral triumph in Dear Honduras, where that Brother People lives the hope of better times. ... In our closeness and good neighborhood, we continue determined to advance creating the future.".[27]
Spain: TheGovernment of Spain congratulated Xiomara Castro on her victory, which is "symbolising the achievements in the struggle for the equality of Honduran women". He also praised Castro's message of "reconciliation, peace and justice" in her victory speech and the Honduran people for a "smooth" election.[28]
United States: United States Secretary of StateAntony Blinken congratulated Castro on her win following Asfura's concession. In a statement, he expressed congratulations to Castro for becoming the first female president of Honduras.[29][30]
Venezuela: PresidentNicolás Maduro expressed through Twitter his congratulations to Castro for her "historic victory".[31]David Chávez, President of theNational Party of Honduras announced that the party will contribute to a constructive opposition and that they were ready to work with the new government.[32]A few months after the election and the end of Hernández's term, it was revealed that on 1 July 2021, Hernández had his visa revoked by theU.S. Department of State, due to involvements in corruption and in the illegal drug trade.[33][34] On 14 February 2022, he was surrounded by thenational police andDEA agents at his home inTegucigalpa, after the U.S. government had requested his extradition for his involvement with narcotics.[35][36][37] On 15 February 2022, he agreed to surrender to US authorities,[38] and on 21 April, Hernández was extradited to the United States.[39] On 8 March 2024, Hernández was convicted of three counts of drug trafficking and weapons conspiracy, the mandatory minimum sentence for which is 40 years in prison.[40]
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