November 30, 1997 2001 → 844,985 41,605 42.76% 2.11% | 1,040,403 844,985 52.65% 42.76% | |
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General elections were held in Honduras to elect a president and parliament on 30 November 1997. They were also the first elections in which the left wing Democratic Unification Party was allowed to stand.
Presidential election
Five candidates stood in the election which was won by the Liberal Party's Carlos Roberto Flores defeating Nora Gúnera de Melgar who was the first woman to stand for the Presidency. Major campaign issues were crime and rising living standards.
References
Honduran general election, 1997 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA