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1954 Honduran general election

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due to illness. Lozano decided to remain in office, dissolved congress and appointed a 59-member State Advisory Council with representatives from the Liberal, National and MNR. It was to write a new constitution, labor code, social security law, and act merely in an advisory capacity to the
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emerge as the most popular presidential candidate with 48% of the vote. However, the constitution required Congress to confirm the president if no candidate received a majority in the popular vote. The Liberals did not have a majority in Congress, and the
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on 10 October 1954. The elections were relatively honest. and saw
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Politics of Honduras

Constitution
2009 constitutional crisis
2009 coup d'état
Gun politics
Human rights
LGBT rights
Executive
President
Xiomara Castro
Vice Presidents
Doris Gutiérrez
Renato Florentino
Ministries
National Congress
President
Luis Redondo
Supreme Court
National Electoral Council
Administrative divisions
Departments
Municipalities
Elections
Ley de Lemas voting system
2017
2021
2025
Political parties
National Party

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