Liberty and Refoundation
Liberty and Refoundation Libertad y Refundación | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | Libre |
| Leader | José Manuel Zelaya Rosales |
| Founded | 26 June 2011 |
| Headquarters | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Ideology |
Democratic socialism[1] Socialism of the 21st century Pro-integration Anti-capitalism[2][3] Bolivarianism[4] |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Regional affiliation | Foro de São Paulo |
| Colors | Red and Black |
| National Congress |
30 / 128 |
| Website | |
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www | |
Liberty and Refoundation (Spanish: Libertad y Refundación, Libre; libre is the Spanish word for "free") is a leftist political party in Honduras.[5] Libre was founded in 2011 by the National Popular Resistance Front (FNRP), a leftist coalition of organizations opposed to the 2009 coup.[5]
Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, the wife of former President Manuel Zelaya who was deposed in the 2009 coup, was the presidential candidate of the party in the 2013 presidential election;[6] the latter Zelaya was not allowed to run for a second term under the constitution. Castro took second place in the four-way race, receiving approximately 29% of the vote behind Juan Orlando Hernández's 34%.[7]
At least eighteen Libre pre-candidates, candidates, family members, and campaign leaders were killed between June 2012 and October 2013.[8] Additionally, it is strongly opposed to the neo-liberal economic model and maintains a long-term goal of "establishing an alternative economic system."[2][3]
Election results
Presidential elections
| Election year | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| # of overall votes | % of overall vote | ||
| 2013 | Xiomara Castro | 896,498 | 28.78% |
| 2017 | Salvador Nasralla (with PINU) | 1,360,442 | 41.42% |
National Congress
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
+/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7,568,392 | 27.51 (#2) | 37 / 128 |
 |
in opposition |
| 2017 | TBD | TBD | 30 / 128 |
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in opposition |
See also
References
- ↑ Dawn Paley (10 December 2013). "In Honduras Election, the People's Will Is Hushed but Not Silenced". The Nation. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- 1 2 https://www.elheraldo.hn/pais/581815-214/libre-propone-conducir-a-honduras-al-socialismo-y-derogar-la-constitucion
- 1 2 http://www.laprensa.hn/especiales/eleccionesgenerales/noticias/326926-255/libre-insiste-en-una-nueva-constituci%C3%B3n
- ↑ Torre, Carlos de la (10 April 2017). "Hugo Chávez and the diffusion of Bolivarianism". Democratization. 0 (0): 1–18. doi:10.1080/13510347.2017.1307825. ISSN 1351-0347.
- 1 2 Dana Frank (2012-05-22). "Honduras: Which Side Is the US On?". The Nation. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ↑ "Partido Libre ratifica a Xiomara Castro como candidata presidencial". telesurtv.net (in Spanish). TeleSUR. 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ↑ "El oficialista Juan Orlando Hernández encabeza la elección de Honduras". CNN Mexico. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ Karen Spring (October 21, 2013). "Context of the Honduran Electoral Process 2012: Incomplete list of Killings and Armed Attacks Related to Political Campaigning in Honduras" (PDF). Rights Action. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
