1997 Honduran general election

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.

1997 Honduran general election
30 November 1997
Presidential election
 
Nominee Carlos Roberto Flores Nora Gúnera de Melgar
Party Liberal National
Popular vote 1,040,403 844,985
Percentage 52.65% 42.76%
Flores:      40-50%      50-60%
Gúnera:      40–50%      50–60%
President before election

Carlos Roberto Reina
Liberal

 Elected President

Carlos Roberto Flores
Liberal

Politics of Honduras
Executive
Legislative
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
Elections
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Foreign relations
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Minister: Eduardo Enrique Reina

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

President
CandidatePartyVotes%
Carlos Roberto FloresLiberal Party1,040,40352.65
Nora Gúnera de MelgarNational Party844,98542.76
Olban Francisco Valladares OrdóñezInnovation and Unity Party–Social Democrats41,6052.11
Arturo AlvarezChristian Democratic Party24,7371.25
Matias FunesDemocratic Unification Party24,2431.23
Total1,975,973100.00
Valid votes1,975,97394.24
Invalid/blank votes120,6735.76
Total votes2,096,646100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,883,91972.70
Source: Nohlen

National Congress
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Party940,57549.5572+1
National Party789,01541.56550
Innovation and Unity Party–Social Democrats78,4954.133+1
Christian Democratic Party49,6502.622+2
Democratic Unification Party40,6582.141New
Total1,898,393100.00133+5
Valid votes1,898,39392.05
Invalid/blank votes163,9867.95
Total votes2,062,379100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,883,91971.51
Source: Nohlen

References
  1. Political Parties Nations Encyclopedia
  2. Honduras Britannica

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