At stake in this election:

• 128 seats in the National Congress (Congreso Nacional)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Carlos Roberto FLORES Facusse
• Head of Government: President Carlos Roberto FLORES Facusse
• Assembly: Honduras has a unicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) with 128 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term.
• In the National Congress (Congreso Nacional) 128 members are elected by direct vote to serve 4-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: National Party (NP)
  • Leader: Ricardo MADURO
  • Seats won in this election: 61
  • Seats won in last election: 5
• Party: Liberal Party of Honduras (PL)
  • Leader: Rafael PINEDA Ponce
  • Seats won in this election: 55
  • Seats won in last election: 67
• Party: Democratic Unification Party (PUD)
  • Leader: Matias FUNES
  • Seats won in this election: 5
  • Seats won in last election: 1
• Party: National Innovation and Unity Party-Social Democratic (PINU-SD)
  • Leader: Olban VALLADARES
  • Seats won in this election: 4
  • Seats won in last election: 3
• Party: Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (PDC)
  • Leader: Orlando IRIARTE
  • Seats won in this election: 3
  • Seats won in last election: 2

Last Legislative election:

• Elections to the National Congress last held: November 30, 1997.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 6,371,304 (2001)
• Registered Voters: 3,448,240 ( 2001 )

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 3,185,164 (2001)

·         Is Honduras a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (11 June 1980)

·         Has Honduras ratified CEDAW: Yes (3 March 1983)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 7 (following the 2001 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 131 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Honduras a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Honduras ratified CRPD: Yes (14 April 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 955,695 (est.)