At Stake in this Election:  

• The Presidency of Honduras 

• Elections for the National Congress are occurring concurrently 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President Iris Xiomara CASTRO SARMIENTO (since 09 Feb 2022) 

• Head of Government: President Iris Xiomara CASTRO SARMIENTO (since 09 Feb 2022) 

• Assembly: unicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) with 128 seats. 

Electoral System:   

• The President is directly elected by plurality vote to a renewable 4-year term. 

• All 128 members of the National Congress are elected by proportional representation to a 4-year term. 

Last Election: 

In the last election in 2021, Iris Xiomara CASTRO SARMIENTO of the Liberty and Refoundation Party won with 51% of the vote. Voter turnout was 69%. 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: Primary elections were held in March. 

• Voter registration deadline: Not applicable; voter registration is passive. 

Main Candidates in this Election: 

• Rixi Ramona MONCADA Godoy  

• • Party: Liberty and Refoundation Party 

• Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah 

• • Party: National Party of Honduras 

• Salvador Alejandro César NASRALLA Salum 

• • Party: Liberal Party of Honduras 

Country Context: 

• Population: 10,825,703 (2024 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 5,182,425 (2021) 

• V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index Score: 0.54 (2025) 

• V-Dem Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy (2025) 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.645, Medium, rank 139 (2023) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 5,285,150 (2023 est.)   

• CEDAW Status: Signed 11 Jun 1980, Ratified 03 Mar 1983 

• Gender Quota: Yes, party lists must be evenly split by gender.  

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 35 of 128 (27.3%) in the National Congress 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 26 (2023) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 Mar 2007, Ratified 14 Apr 2008 

• Projected population with a disability: 1,732,112 (2024 est.)