1980 Honduran Constituent Assembly election

Constituent Assembly elections were held in Honduras on 20 April 1980.^[1] In July the Assembly elected Policarpo Paz García as president.

Civilian rule was established in 1980, replacing rule by the military.^[2] Following the Constituent Assembly elections, the first general elections since 1971 were held in 1981.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Liberal Party	495,779	51.68	35
	National Party	423,623	44.15	33
	Innovation and Unity Party	35,052	3.65	3
	Independents	4,948	0.52	0
Total		959,402	100.00	71
Valid votes		959,402	95.61
Invalid/blank votes		44,068	4.39
Total votes		1,003,470	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,233,756	81.33
Source: Nohlen

Aftermath

On 25 July the Constituent Assembly elected a new president. With the Liberal Party unable to gain a majority, a compromised was reached for Policarpo Paz García, who had been president since 1978, to remain in office until direct elections could be held the following year.^[3][4]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p407 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
2. Derbyshire and Derbyshire. Political Systems of the World. p. 233.
3. Donald E. Schulz & Deborah Sundloff Schulz (1994) The United States, Honduras, and the crisis in Central America, p59
4. Helen Schooley (1987) Conflict in Central America, p42

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