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Honduras 1997 Presidential
Election
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Date of Election
|
November
30, 1997
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
| Length
of Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Votes #
|
Percentage
of Votes ^
|
| Carlos
Roberto Flores Faissé (PLH - Liberal Party of Honduras) |
1
039 567
|
52.70%
|
| Alba
Nora Gunera de Melgar (PN - National Party) |
843
154
|
42.74%
|
| Olban
Valladares (PINU-SD - National Innovation and Unity Party-Social Democratic) |
41
463
|
-
|
| Arturo
Corrales Alvarez (PDCH - Christian Democratic Party of Honduras) |
24
717
|
-
|
| Matias
Funes (PUD - Democratic Unification Party) |
23
745
|
-
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1999, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1999.
# Source: Keesing's Record of World Events Vol 43 (1997): 41953.
^ Source: ElectionWatch:
Honduras 1997. [Internet]. IFES/CNN.com. 23 October 2001.
| Population
Size |
6
132 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
2
901 743
|
|
Total Votes
|
2
091 733
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
72.1%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
5.7%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Honduras [Internet]. International IDEA. 23 October 2001.
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