Liberal Party

Luis Zelaya, leader of the Liberal Party, has proposed 12 electoral reforms including runoff presidential elections, a reduction in the number of lawmakers, and depoliticization of electoral bodies, arguing that restoring democratic credibility requires structural changes to Honduras's political system.

Wilfredo García Godoy, 34, a former Liberal Party congressional candidate from Francisco Morazán, died after his car collided with a minibus on Tegucigalpa's outer ring road; preliminary reports indicate he was driving against traffic and may have been under the influence of alcohol.

Honduras's campaign-finance authority (UFTF) sanctioned former Liberal presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla L146.4 million (about $5.9 million) for failing to disclose 21 private donations totaling L73.2 million, which Nasralla contests as political persecution while party leadership denies involvement in his campaign finances.

Liberal congressman Jhosy Toscano introduced a proposal to improve drinking-water service to several neighborhoods in Cantarranas, aiming to benefit approximately 23,000 residents.

A Liberal Party congressman introduced a bill to allocate 5 million lempiras (about $200,000) to Fundación Shin to support its school infrastructure projects.

Roberto Contreras, president of the Liberal Party's Central Executive Council, has challenged a financial report from Salvador Nasralla covering the 2025 presidential campaign and announced an internal review to clarify how campaign funds were managed.

Opposition leader Salvador Nasralla declared his candidacy for president of the Liberal Party's Central Executive Council, positioning the race as a stepping stone to challenge for the presidency in 2030.

Gloria María Coca Viera, who served as mayor of Guaimaca in Francisco Morazán during 1982–1986 and 1986–1990 and was a prominent Liberal Party leader, has died of natural causes, leaving a mark on her community.

Congress plans to vote next week on restructuring the state electricity company to stem annual losses exceeding 16 billion lempiras (about $640 million), but passage depends on the Liberal Party's backing and its proposed reverse-auction mechanism for energy procurement.

Jorge Cálix, the Liberal Party's congressional leader, introduced a bill and a criminal-code reform to impose prison sentences on people who steal electricity from the state utility ENEE.

More than half of the Liberal Party's congressional members oppose energy-sector reforms being pushed by the party's legislative leader, Jorge Cálix, with lawmakers citing concerns that the proposal lacks popular support and needs deeper analysis.

The Liberal Party caucus presented a counterproposal to the government's energy-reform law, saying it includes legal safeguards and structural guarantees to benefit Hondurans while preventing what lawmakers call privatization risks to state utility ENEE.

Congressman Rumy Bueso said the Liberal caucus rejects the government's energy reforms, arguing they weaken state utility ENEE, and will introduce a counterproposal to strengthen the public company without privatization.

Deputy Alia Kafati announced she will withdraw a bill that would have regulated presidential reelection, asserting that the Honduran Constitution prohibits the practice entirely.

Congresswoman Alia Kafati introduced a bill to allow Honduran presidents to be reelected only once, barring them from further candidacy after two full terms, seeking to close a legal gap left open since 2015.

The Liberal Party's congressional delegation will present next week an alternative to the governing party's proposed reforms to the electricity sector, focusing on two disputed articles while seeking to rescue the state utility without privatization.

Honduras's Liberal Party announced it will not support the government's electric-sector reform as written, instead proposing its own bill to preserve ENEE's public status, prevent privatization, and include workforce protections, fair tariffs, and financial audits.

At least 10 members of the Liberal Party in Congress oppose proposed counterreforms to the state power utility ENEE, signaling internal party division on energy policy.