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'''Presidential and parliamentary elections''' are planned to be held in [[Honduras]] on 29 November 2009.<ref>http://www.adn.es/politica/20090529/NWS-0073-Autoridad-Honduras-noviembre-electoral-eleccion.html</ref> <ref>http://electionguide.org/country.php?ID=97</ref> Voters are expected to go to the polls to elect: |
'''Presidential and parliamentary elections''' are planned to be held in [[Honduras]] on 29 November 2009.<ref>http://www.adn.es/politica/20090529/NWS-0073-Autoridad-Honduras-noviembre-electoral-eleccion.html</ref> <ref>http://electionguide.org/country.php?ID=97</ref> Voters are expected to go to the polls to elect: |
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*A new [[President of Honduras|President of the Republic]] to serve a four-year term, replacing current ''de facto'' Honduran President [[Roberto Micheletti]], who replaced the elected president [[Manuel Zelaya]], who was removed during the [[2009 Honduran constitutional crisis |
*A new [[President of Honduras|President of the Republic]] to serve a four-year term, replacing current ''de facto'' Honduran President [[Roberto Micheletti]], who replaced the elected president [[Manuel Zelaya]], who was removed during the [[2009 Honduran constitutional crisis]]. Both Zelaya and Micheletti are ineligible for re-election under the [[Constitution of Honduras|1982 Constitution]]. |
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*128 members to serve a four-year term in the [[National Congress of Honduras|National Congress]]. |
*128 members to serve a four-year term in the [[National Congress of Honduras|National Congress]]. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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{{main|2009 Honduran constitutional crisis}} |
{{main|2009 Honduran constitutional crisis}} |
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Preceding the planned November elections, the [[2009 Honduran constitutional crisis |
Preceding the planned November elections, the [[2009 Honduran constitutional crisis]] occurred. |
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===International opinions regarding election legitimacy === |
===International opinions regarding election legitimacy === |
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Presidential and parliamentary elections are planned to be held in Honduras on 29 November 2009.[1] [2] Voters are expected to go to the polls to elect:
- A new President of the Republic to serve a four-year term, replacing current de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti, who replaced the elected president Manuel Zelaya, who was removed during the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis. Both Zelaya and Micheletti are ineligible for re-election under the 1982 Constitution.
- 128 members to serve a four-year term in the National Congress.
Background
Preceding the planned November elections, the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis occurred.
International opinions regarding election legitimacy
Mercosur declared on 24 July 2009 that it would not recognise the results of the planned November elections or any other elections organised under Micheletti.[3] President Cristina Kirchner of Argentina stated, "We must condemn any benevolent coup attempt, that is, when through a civilian-military coup legitimate authorities are ousted followed by attempts to legalize the situation by calling new elections. This would be the death kiss for the OAS democratic charter and turning the Mercosur democratic charter in mere fiction".[3] On 10 August, the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) also declared that it would not recognise the results of elections held while the de facto Micheletti government remained in power.[4] On 17 August, President Felipe Calderón of Mexico, together with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, made a similar statement.[5]
Assassinations of political party members
Democratic Unification Party
Democratic Unification Party (PUD) member Roger Iván Bados (sometimes written Báez[6]) was "threatened with death immediately after the coup" and shot dead on 11 July 2009 next to his house in San Pedro Sula.[7] His assassination was attributed to the coup d'etat by Dr Luther Castillo of the Garifuna community organisation Luaga Hatuadi Waduheñu Foundation[6] and by an international human rights mission.[8] On 12 July, a leader of PUD,[8] Ramón García, was "riddled with bullets" after he was forced by unknown people to get off a bus.[8][9]. His assassination was attributed to the coup d'etat by Luther Castillo and two international human rights missions.[6][7][8]
Primaries
Internal party elections were held on 30 November 2008. Only the Liberal Party and National Party participated in these elections, since the smaller parties lack significant factions. They were supervised by the official electoral body, and the 48 hour ban on the sale of alcohol which accompanies all official elections was also imposed over that weekend.
Presidential election
The candidates of the two main political parties are former presidential candidate Porfirio Lobo Sosa of the National Party and former vice-president Elvin Santos of the Liberal Party. The trade union leader Carlos Humberto Reyes, one of the coordinators of the Frente Nacional contra el Golpe de Estado en Honduras (FNGE), is an independent candidate for the election.[10][11] Another trade union leader[12] and Garifuna leader, Bernard Martínez Valerio is the Innovation and Unity Party (PINU) candidate.[13] Martínez is the first black presidential candidate in the history of Honduras, according to PINU.[12]
The table below shows all six candidates, in the order published by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.[14]
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| Candidate | Party/Independent |
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| Porfirio Lobo Sosa | National Party |
| Bernard Martínez | Innovation and Unity Party-Social-Democracy (PINU) |
| Felicito Ávila | Christian Democrat Party (CD) |
| Elvin Santos | Liberal Party |
| César Ham | Democratic Unification Party (PUD) |
| Carlos H. Reyes | Independent |
Parliamentary election
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References
- ^ http://www.adn.es/politica/20090529/NWS-0073-Autoridad-Honduras-noviembre-electoral-eleccion.html
- ^ http://electionguide.org/country.php?ID=97
- ^ a b "Mercosur warns it rejects any attempt to call new elections in Honduras". Mercopress. 2009-07-25. Archived from the original on 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Union of South American Nations rejects elections under Honduran de facto regime". Guelph Mercury/AP/The Canadian Press. 2009-08-10. Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "State Visit to Brazil by Mexican President Felipe Calderón". government of Mexico. 2009-08-17. Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Ruiz, Albor (2009-08-02). "Honduras coup is more bloody than bloodless". Daily News (New York). Archived from the original on 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Quixote Center Emergency Delegation of Solidarity, Accompaniment and Witness (2009-08-07). "Letter to Honduran Attorney General Rubi". Quixote Center. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "International Observation Mission for the Human Rights Situation in Honduras Preliminary Report - Confirmed systematic human rights violations in Honduras since the coup d'etat". Upside Down World. 2009-08-06. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Informe Preliminar Violaciones A Derechos Humanos En El Marco Del Golpe De Estado En Honduras". Comité de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos en Honduras. 2009-07-15. Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "International Mission denounces the brutal repression of pacific demonstrations". Agencia Latinoamerica de Información. 2009-07-30. Archived from the original on 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Defying threats, Zelaya supporters continue protests". La Prensa. 2009-07-31. Archived from the original on 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Sindicalista Bernard Martínez primer candidato presidencial negro en Honduras". Innovation and Unity Party. 2009-02-23. Archived from the original on 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Bernard Martínez". La Tribuna (Honduras). 2009-07-20. Archived from the original on 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Template:Es "Publicación del voto despeja incógnitas". Tiempo. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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