At Stake in this Election: 

• Candidacy in the 2025 Honduran legislative elections 

Presidential primaries will occur concurrently. 

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022) 

• Head of Government: President Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022) 

• Assembly: Unicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) with 128 seats 

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by simple majority vote and may serve unlimited terms of 4 years. 

• In the National Assembly, all 128 members are directly elected via proportional representation vote. Members serve renewable 4-year terms. 

Last Election: 

In the 2021 general election, Libre won the largest share of seats (50), and five other parties also won seats. Voter turnout was 69%. 

Information for Voters: 

Definitive Voter List - Primaries / Listado Definitivo de Electores – Elecciones Primarias (in Spanish) 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 8 January 2025 

• Voter registration deadline: N/A; Voter registration is passive and residence based. 

Main Parties in this Election: 

• Liberty and Refoundation Party / Libertad y Refundación (Libre) 

• • Seats won in last election: 50 out of 128 

• National Party / Partido Nacional de Honduras 

• • Seats won in last election: 44 out of 128 

• Liberal Party / Partido Liberal de Honduras  

• • Seats won in last election: 22 out of 128 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 10,644,850 (2023 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 5,182,425 (2021) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 5,285,150 (2023 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 11 June 1980, Ratified 3 March 1983 

• Gender Quota: Yes; National Assembly party lists must allocate 50% of slots to women and 50% to men.   

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 35 out of 128 (27%) in the National Assembly 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.624, Medium, Rank 138 (2022)  

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 26 (2023) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 14 April 2008 

• Projected population with a disability: 1,703,176 (2023 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• ElectionJudgments: Yes, 10 resources