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1997 Honduran general election

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Field	Value
country	Honduras
flag_year	1949
previous_election	1993 Honduran general election
previous_year	1993
next_election	2001 Honduran general election
next_year	2001
election_date	30 November 1997
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
turnout	72.70% ( 7.90pp)
image1	File:Carlos Roberto Flores.jpg
nominee1	Carlos Roberto Flores
party1	Liberal Party of Honduras
popular_vote1	1,040,403
percentage1	52.65%
image2	3x4.svg
nominee2	Nora Gúnera de Melgar
party2	National Party of Honduras
popular_vote2	844,985
percentage2	42.76%
map_image	File:Mapa Electoral de Honduras 1997.svg
map_caption	Flores:
Gúnera:
title	President
before_election	Carlos Roberto Reina
before_party	Liberal Party of Honduras
after_election	Carlos Roberto Flores
after_party	Liberal Party of Honduras

Gúnera:

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. Closed list PR was used to elect Congress.

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. Major campaign issues were crime and rising living standards.

Results

President

National Congress

References

Bibliography

Allison, Michael E. “The transition from armed opposition to electoral opposition in Central America.” Latin American politics and society 48, 4:137-162 (winter 2006).
D’Ans, André-Marcel. “Honduras: d’un libéralisme à l’autre.” Problèmes d’Amérique latine 30:31-57 (juillet-septembre 1998).
Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1. North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Edited by Dieter Nohlen. 2005.
Izaguirre, Ramón. “Análisis del caso de Honduras.” Sistemas de elecciones parliamentarias y su relación con la gobernabilidad democrática. 2000. San José: Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos. 2000.
Martínez, José Filadelfo. “Participación política de Unificación Democrática.” Revista política de Honduras 8:143-156 (August 1999).
Navarro, Julio César. “Los mitos del voto separado en las elecciones de 1997.” Revista política de Honduras 1:183-193 (January 1999). 1999.
Political handbook of the world 1997. New York, 1998.
Robleda Castro, Agapito. “Violan la constitución y la ley electoral.” Revista política de Honduras 28:65-67 (July–August 2001).
Rodriguez, Edgardo Antonio. Elecciones ‘97: perfiles biográficos y políticos. Tegucigalpa: Guardabarranco. 1997.
Ruhl, J. Mark. “Doubting democracy in Honduras.” Current history 81-86 (February 1997).
Ruhl, J. Mark. “Honduras: militarism and democratization in troubled waters.” Repression, resistance, and democratic transition in Central America. 2000. Wilmington: Scholarly Resources.
Taylor-Robinson, Michelle M. “La política hondureña y las elecciones de 2005.” Revista de ciencia política 26, 1:114-124 (2006). 2006.
Villars, Rina. Para la casa más que para el mundo: sufragismo y feminismo en la historia de Honduras. Tegucigalpa: Editorial Guaymuras. 2001.

References

[http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Honduras-POLITICAL-PARTIES.html Political Parties] Nations Encyclopedia
[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9114360/HONDURAS Honduras] Britannica

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