Christian Democratic Party of Honduras

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 3 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
LeaderLucas Evangelisto Aguilera
Founded10 September 1968 (1968-09-10)
HeadquartersTegucigalpa
IdeologyChristian democracy
Political positionCentre-right
Regional affiliationCenter-Democratic Integration Group
Continental affiliationChristian Democrat Organization of America
International affiliationCentrist Democrat International
ColorsGreen
Anthem
"Himno Partido Democracia Cristiana de Honduras"
"Hymn of the Christian Democratic Party of Honduras"[1]
National Congress
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Party flag
Website

In the legislative elections of 27 November 2005, the party won 4 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
  1. "Himno Partido Democracia Cristiana de Honduras". soundcloud.com. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. "Publicación del voto despeja incógnitas" (in Spanish). Tiempo. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  3. "Pánico en centro de San Pedro Sula - San Pedro Sula - LaPrensa.hn". www.laprensahn.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-25.
  4. "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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