List of political parties in Honduras

Honduras

Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

has a two-party system

Two-party system

A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections at every level of government and, as a result, all or nearly all elected offices are members of one of the two major parties...

, which means that there are two dominant political parties – the PLH

Liberal Party of Honduras

The Liberal Party of Honduras is a centre-left liberal political party in Honduras that was founded in 1891. The party is a member of the Liberal International...

and the PNH

National Party of Honduras

The National Party is a centre-right conservative political party in Honduras and the main right-wing political party in the country. Founded in 1902 the PNH is identified with the color blue as its rival the Liberal Party of Honduras , is red. All the democratic elections in Honduras have been...

. It is thus extremely difficult for anybody to achieve national electoral success under the banner of any other party.

Parliamentary parties

		Ideology	Deputies National Congress of Honduras The National Congress is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras.The Honduran Congress is a unicameral legislature. The current President of the National Congress of Honduras is Juan Orlando Hernández. Its members are 128 deputies, who are elected on a proportional representation...
National Party of Honduras National Party of Honduras The National Party is a centre-right conservative political party in Honduras and the main right-wing political party in the country. Founded in 1902 the PNH is identified with the color blue as its rival the Liberal Party of Honduras , is red. All the democratic elections in Honduras have been... Partido Nacional de Honduras	PNH	Liberal conservatism Liberal conservatism Liberal conservatism also known as progressive conservatism is a variant of political conservatism which incorporates liberal elements. As "conservatism" and "liberalism" have had different meanings over time and across countries, the term "liberal conservatism" has been used in quite different...	71
Liberal Party of Honduras Liberal Party of Honduras The Liberal Party of Honduras is a centre-left liberal political party in Honduras that was founded in 1891. The party is a member of the Liberal International... Partido Liberal de Honduras	PLH	Liberalism Liberalism Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...	45
Democratic Unification Party Democratic Unification Party The Democratic Unification Party is a left-wing political party in Honduras. PUD was founded on 29 September 1992 by the merger of four leftist clandestine or semiclandestine political parties, in the context of the changed political situation in Central America at that period, following the end... Partido Unificación Democrática	PUD	Socialism Socialism Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...	5
Christian Democratic Party of Honduras Christian Democratic Party of Honduras The Christian Democratic Party of Honduras , known by the abbreviation DC, is a centre-left political party in Honduras.... Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras	DC	Christian democracy Christian Democracy Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching...	4
Innovation and Unity Party Innovation and Unity Party Innovation and Unity Party is a centre-left political party in Honduras, established in 1970. PINU was created by Miguel Andonie Fernández as a democratic, moderate left-wing alternative to the two major parties and the military régime.-2001 elections:... Partido de Innovación y Unidad-Social Democracia	PINU	Social democracy Social democracy Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...	3

Previous parties

Honduran Revolutionary Party
Honduran Revolutionary Party
Honduran Revolutionary Party was a small clandestine leftist party in Honduras. PRH was active in peasants movement. In 1992, PRH merged with three other groups to form the Democratic Unification Party....

(Partido Revolucionario Hondureño, PRH)
Morazanista National Liberation Party
Morazanista National Liberation Party
Partido Morazanista de Liberación Nacional was a leftist party in Honduras. PMLN was earlier known as Frente Morazanista para la Liberación de Honduras. FMLH had been formed as a break-away of PCMLH. FMLH was a clandestine politico-military organization. FMLH was, however, mainly based in exile in...

(Partido Morazanista de Liberación Nacional, PMLN)
Party for the transformation of Honduras
Party for the transformation of Honduras
The Party for the transformation of Honduras is a political party in Honduras. PTH was earlier known as Partido Comunista Marxista-Leninista de Honduras .PCMLH was founded in 1967 as a pro-Chinese break-away from Partido Comunista de Honduras...

(Partido para la transformación de Honduras, PTH)
Patriotic Renovation Party (Partido Renovación Patriótica, PRP)

Parliamentary parties

Previous parties

See also