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The legislative branch is the Congress of Deputies, which is elected by direct vote. Executive power is held by the president of Honduras or, in their absence, by one of the three vice-presidents. The judicial branch is composed of a supreme court, a court of appeals and other courts specified by the law. [ 3]
Honduras is divided into 18 departments (Spanish: departamentos).Each department is headed by a governor, who is appointed by the President of Honduras.The governor represents the executive branch in the region in addition to acting as intermediary between municipalities and various national authorities; resolves issues arising between municipalities; oversees the penitentiaries and prisons in ...
The president of Honduras ( Spanish: Presidente de Honduras ), officially known as the President of the Republic of Honduras ( Spanish: Presidente de la República de Honduras ), is the head of state and head of government of Honduras, and the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. According to the 1982 Constitution of Honduras, the Government ...
Francisco Morazán Department. / 14.100°N 87.217°W / 14.100; -87.217. Francisco Morazán ( Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈsisko moɾaˈsan], abbreviated FMO) is one of the departments of Honduras . It is located in the central part of the nation. The departmental capital is Tegucigalpa, which is also Honduras's national capital.
Honduras, [a] officially the Republic of Honduras, [b] is a country in Central America. Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea.
The Public Prosecutor's Office of Honduras ( Ministerio Público de Honduras) is a Public and constitutional organization. It was established on 6 January 1994 through Legislative Decree No. 228-93. It has its headquarters in city of Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. It is an independent, autonomous, and non-political organization.
National Party of Honduras (Partido Nacional de Honduras, PNH), founded 1918. Dominated Honduran politics from 1933 to 1957. Liberty and Refoundation (Libertad y Refundación, LIBRE), founded 2011 by a coalition of leftist organizations opposed to the 2009 coup. Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras, PLH), founded 1891.
Honduras declared itself independent on 15 November 1838, and a constitution was formally adopted in January 1839. After a period of instability, conservative General Francisco Ferrera became the first elected president of the country for a two-year term, but then extended his de facto control of the nation for the next five years.