Christian Democratic Party of Honduras
The Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (Spanish: Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras), known by the abbreviation DC, is a political party in Honduras. At the legislative elections, held on 25 November 2001, DC won 3.7% of the popular vote and 3 out of 128 seats in the National Congress. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Marco Orlando Iriarte won 1.0%.
Christian Democratic Party of Honduras Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras | |
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| Leader | Lucas Evangelisto Aguilera |
| Founded | September 10, 1968 |
| Headquarters | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Ideology | Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Regional affiliation | Christian Democratic Organization of America |
| Colors | Green |
| Anthem | "Hymn Of Christian Democratic Party of Honduras"[1] |
| National Congress | 1 / 128 |
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In the legislative elections of 27 November 2005, the party won 4 out of 128 seats in the Congress. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Juan Ramón Martínez won 1.4%.
DC's candidate in the 2009 presidential election was Felicito Ávila.[2] The party supported the interim government of Roberto Micheletti which came to power in the 2009 Honduran coup d'état, itself a part of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis.[3] Orle Solís was the party's candidate for the 2013 presidential elections.[4]
References
- "Himno Partido Democracia Cristiana de Honduras". soundcloud.com. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- "Publicación del voto despeja incógnitas" (in Spanish). Tiempo. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- http://www.laprensahn.com/Ediciones/2009/09/22/Noticias/Panico-en-centro-de-San-Pedro-Sula
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-08-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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