At Stake in this Election:  

• All 128 seats in the Honduran National Congress 

• Elections for President are occurring concurrently  

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President Iris Xiomara CASTRO SARMIENTO (since 09 Feb 2022) 

• Head of Government: President Iris Xiomara CASTRO SARMIENTO (since 09 Feb 2022) 

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

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by plurality vote to a renewable 4-year term. 

• All 128 members of the National Congress are elected by proportional representation to a 4-year term. 

Last Election: 

In the last election in 2021, the Liberty and Refoundation Party won a plurality of seats with 50. Voter turnout was 69%. 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: Primary elections were held in March. 

• Voter registration deadline: Not applicable; voter registration is passive. 

Main Parties in this Election: 

• Liberty and Refoundation Party / Partido Libertad y Refundación (LIBRE) 

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

• National Party of Honduras / Partido Nacional de Honduras 

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

• Liberal Party of Honduras / Partido Liberal de Honduras 

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

• Savior Party of Honduras / Partido Salvador de Honduras (PSH) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 10 seats out of 128 

• Christian Democratic Party of Honduras / Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras (PDCH) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 1 seat out of 128 

• Anti-Corruption Party of Honduras / Partido Anticorrupción de Honduras (PAC) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 1 seat out of 128 

• Social Democratic Innovation and Unity Party / Partido Innovación y Unidad Social Demócrata (PINU-SD) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 128 

• Honduran Patriotic Alliance Party / Partido Alianza Patriótica Hondureña 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 128 

• We Are All Honduras Party / Partido Todos Somos Honduras (TSH) 

• • Seats won in the last election: 0 seats out of 128 

Country Context: 

• Population: 10,825,703 (2024 est.) 

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

• V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index Score: 0.54 (2025) 

• V-Dem Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy (2025) 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.645, Medium, rank 139 (2023) 

Gender Data: 

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

• CEDAW Status: Signed 11 Jun 1980, Ratified 03 Mar 1983 

• Gender Quota: Yes, party lists must be evenly split by gender.  

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 35 of 128 (27.3%) in the National Congress 

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

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 Mar 2007, Ratified 14 Apr 2008 

• Projected population with a disability: 1,732,112 (2024 est.)