Liberal Party of Honduras

Liberal Party of Honduras
Partido Liberal de Honduras
PresidentYani Rosenthal
FounderPolicarpo Bonilla[1]
Founded5 February 1891 (1891-02-05)
HeadquartersTegucigalpa, MDC
IdeologyLiberalism
Political positionLeft-wing
Regional affiliationCenter-Democratic Integration Group
Continental affiliationRELIAL
COPPPAL
International affiliationLiberal International
Colours  Red
Anthem
"Himno del Partido Liberal de Honduras"
"Hymn of the Liberal Party of Honduras"
National Congress
22 / 128
Party flag
Website
www.partidoliberal.hn

The Liberal Party of Honduras (Spanish: Partido Liberal de Honduras) is a left-wing[2] liberal political party in Honduras that was founded in 1891. It is the oldest extant political party in the country; further, it is one of the two main parties that have, until recently, dominated Honduran politics. The party is a member of the Liberal International. The PLH is identified with the colours red and white, as the flag Francisco Morazán used in most of his military campaigns during time of the Central American Federal Republic.

The party is against the legalisation of abortion, which is punishable by imprisonment in Honduras.[3]

  1. ^ Elections and Events 1875-1899 Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine The Library, UC San Diego
  2. ^ Pearson, Frederic S.; Walker, Scott; Stern, Stephanie (2007), "Military Intervention and the Question of Democratization and Inter-Ethnic Peace", Governance, Conflict Analysis and Conflict Resolution, Ian Randle Publishers, p. 252, ISBN 9789766372590
  3. ^ "Aborto en Honduras seguirá siendo un crimen". La Prensa. 4 May 2017.