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Honduras Shifts Away From the National Party
Libre presents a breath of fresh air for ordinary working-class Hondurans amidst heightened civil unrest and mass migration stemming from the National Party’s poor governance.
On November 28, 2021, millions of Hondurans went to polling stations around the country to vote in national elections, despite concerns over electoral fraud stemming from technological errors and recent historical practices by the government of Juan Orlando Hernández and the National Party of Honduras (PNH). According to the majority of votes counted, it is near-certain that Xiomara Castro and Libre have won the election and will be forming the next government, marking the end of 12 years of rule by the PNH.
Since 2009, Honduras has been marred by serious political and economic destitution, with such conditions arising via the removal of former President Manuel Zelaya in a military coup d’etat in the same year. Many of the left-leaning policies pursued by Zelaya and his government were almost immediately reversed by the newfound leadership of the PNH. This was especially prevalent in regards to foreign policy, with the ambassadors of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela being kidnapped, detained, and beaten by the military forces of the country.
