The Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras) is a liberal party in Honduras that was founded in 1891. The party is a member of Liberal International. The PLH is identified with the color red while its principal rival, the National Party of Honduras (PNH), is blue.

The PLH won the closely contested 2005 presidential race, but the PNH has a majority in the National Congress due to an alliance with the Christian Democrats (Democracia Cristiana).

At the legislative elections, held on 25 November 2001, the party won 40.8% of the popular vote and 55 out of 128 seats in Congress. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Rafael Pineda Ponce won 44.3%, but was defeated by Ricardo Maduro of the National Party of Honduras.

In the general election of 27 November 2005, the party won 62 out of 128 seats in the National Congress; and its Presidential candidate, Manuel Zelaya, polled 49.9% to defeat the PNH's Porfirio Pepe Lobo, restoring the PLH as the presidential party. He was inaugurated on 27 January 2006.

In 2008 then-president Manuel Zelaya angered conservatives and his own Liberal Party by allying himself with left-wing leaders like Hugo Chavez.

See also

• Liberalism worldwide
• List of liberal parties
• Liberalism in Honduras
• Gremio Estudiantil Revolucionario Liberal

External links

• Liberal Party of Honduras official site