Tegucigalpa, Honduras
the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Honduras defined this Thursday through a draw the position that will occupy on the ballot each internal current of three parties that will participate in the primary elections of March 14, 2021.
In the National Party, Nasry “Tito” Asfura, of the Unity and Hope movement, Was in first place, followed by Maurici Oliva of the Together We Can movement and current president of the National Congress. In the case of Loreley Fernández’s move she was left out of the inscriptions.
The positions apply for the formula of president, designated and for the pre-candidates to deputies and mayors.
In the Liberal Party ballot positions
The CNE drew the positions in the ballots of the Liberal Party being in the first position the Yanista movement of Yani Youngest child Rosenthal Noble, in the position the movement the Hope of Honduras of the Angel Darío Banegas Leiva and in the third position the Recover Honduras movement led by Luis Orlando Zelaya Medrano.
also the CNE announced that for the Party Freedom and Refoundation (Free) were registered 09:00 running, where six of them made an alliance with Xiomara Castro in the presidential formula.
The other three pre-candidates are Nelson Ávila, Wilfredo Méndez and Carlos Eduardo Reina.
The event was attended by the representatives of each of the movements and the councilors of the CNE, Kelvin Aguirre and Rixi Montcada.
According to the official timing of the primary elections, on Tuesday, December 29, the CNE must deliver the final lists of voters, in print and electronic media, to these political movements.
Of the 14 political parties that will run in the November 2021 general election, only three will do so in the internal elections: the National, in power; Freedom and Refoundation (Free), first opposition force, and Liberal.
Three political parties
One of the commissioners of the CNE, Kelvin Aguirre, said that a representative of each current participated in the draw for the position that will have each movement of the three political parties that will participate in the internal elections. which are not mandatory.
“For example, if it is the first position of a movement, it had the first 23 positions of the deputations (of Francisco Morazán) and so on,” explained Aguirre.
In the internal elections, Hondurans will elect candidates for more than 3,000 popular positions, including president, three presidential nominees (vice presidents), 298 mayors and 128 deputies, according to the CNE.
In addition, 128 will be chosen candidates per deputies alternates before the local Parliament and 20 proprietors and equal number of substitutes for the Central American Parliament (Parlacen).
the primary elections and Honduran internships are prior to the November 2021 general elections, in which 14 political parties will participate.