Christian Democratic Party of Honduras
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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 three out of 128 seats in the National Congress. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Marco Orlando Iriarte, won 1.0% of the vote.
Christian Democratic Party of Honduras Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras | |
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| Leader | Lucas Evangelisto Aguilera |
| Founded | 10 September 1968 |
| Headquarters | Tegucigalpa |
| Ideology | Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Regional affiliation | Center-Democratic Integration Group |
| Continental affiliation | Christian Democrat Organization of America |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Colors | Green |
| Anthem | "Himno Partido Democracia Cristiana de Honduras" "Hymn of the 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 four 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
edit- ^ "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 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "Pánico en centro de San Pedro Sula - San Pedro Sula - LaPrensa.hn". www.laprensahn.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25.
- ^ "Orle Solís, candidato del PDCH: Seguiremos como partido bisagra - Diario la Tribuna de Honduras". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
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