Honduras Politics News

Honduras's Supreme Court suspended the arrest warrant and international alert against former president Juan Orlando Hernández from July 20 to August 3, when a hearing on fraud and money-laundering charges is scheduled.

A Paradigma poll shows Eduardo Maldonado leading the Liberal primary with 55%, Tomás Zambrano favored in the National Party primary, and Rixi Moncada in the Free Honduras primary.

Francia Medina, a former prosecutor found guilty of stealing more than 88 million lempiras (about $3.5 million) held as evidence in Central Bank vaults, had her sentencing hearing postponed.

A payroll review shows at least seven officials with family or close ties to BANADESA president Héctor Vidal Cerrato Zelaya were hired recently in key roles, earning a combined 462,316 lempiras (about $18,500) monthly, prompting nepotism allegations amid farmer complaints about financing access.

The National Congress is convened for an ordinary plenary session on Tuesday, June 30, at 4 p.m.

Godofredo Fajardo, a National Congress member elected on the Christian Democracy (DC) ticket in 2025, announced he is now "partyless" after the DC expelled him, though he will continue voting as an individual conscience while remaining technically affiliated with the party that elected him.

Roatán inaugurated the departmental Child and Adolescent Rights Council, bringing together local institutions and organizations to coordinate protection efforts and address concerns including 150 teen pregnancies and 650 school dropouts last year.

With ENEE facing a daily loss exceeding L50 million (about $2 million) and an accumulated deficit of L120 billion, civil-society groups and small-business leaders are urging lawmakers to approve energy reforms that would restructure the state utility into separate generation, transmission, and distribution units.

Lawmakers will hold special sessions on June 30 and July 1 to debate and vote on government-backed reforms to restructure state utility ENEE, with Congress president Tomás Zambrano stressing that privatization is off the table.

Honduras's new Agro-Industrial Strengthening and Protection Law declares registered farmland, livestock, energy, and tourism properties legally protected against invasion or occupation, while exempting indigenous territories unless prior free-consent consultation is completed.

Attorney Leonel Núñez said the ongoing investigation into former Congress President Luis Redondo and Permanent Commission members over January events is a preliminary stage to determine whether crimes occurred, not an accusation, and cautioned that the public prosecutor must support any charges with evidence while respecting due process.

The Public Ministry opened an investigation into former Attorney General Johel Zelaya for allegedly signing illegal contracts and unconstitutional actions that led to his removal through a political trial, with authorities seeking phone data.

Fourteen Honduran students, mostly from Caracas, were evacuated and taken to the Honduras embassy after Venezuela was struck by earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, with dozens killed and hundreds injured across the country.

The legal representative of former President Juan Orlando Hernández has asked the Supreme Court to revoke the arrest warrant against him, arguing that Hernández is willing to voluntarily submit to judicial proceedings and poses no flight risk.

A complaint filed by CNE councillor Cossette López against her former colleague Marlon Ochoa—who was recently removed from office—has been transferred to a trial court in Tegucigalpa after he lost his public status, allowing ordinary procedures to replace the special rules for sitting officials.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun confirmed that Honduras has made no official contact with Taiwan about restoring diplomatic ties, a denial echoed by Honduras's own foreign ministry, contradicting Taiwan's claim of ongoing dialogue with Honduran political figures.

The Public Ministry has filed a preliminary legal action against the Permanent Commission of the National Congress that was formed during the previous administration.

The National Congress could convene next week to approve reforms to overhaul Honduras's troubled state electricity utility ENEE, with backers claiming support from 65+ lawmakers and backing from international lenders seeking to stabilize the company's finances and reduce nationwide blackouts.

Honduras's Public Ministry is analyzing expert testimony and may soon file charges against former members of Congress's Permanent Commission, led by Luis Redondo, over alleged electoral irregularities.

The Christian Democracy Party announced Friday it has severed ties with congressman Godofredo Fajardo, declaring that all his votes and actions in Congress are now his personal responsibility alone.

Honduras's Constitutional Court granted an amparo (constitutional remedy) to former judge Marco Antonio Vallecillo and ordered an appeals court to issue a new, properly reasoned ruling on his pretrial detention in an extortion case, finding the original decision violated due process.

Gerardo Salgado, an adviser to Congress's Energy Commission, also serves on the board of the Honduran Renewable Energy Association, which is pushing Congress to include microgrids and macrogrids in the upcoming electricity-sector reform—provisions not in the commission's original draft but potentially to be added during final debate.

The Defense Ministry opened a public international auction for the presidential Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft, a move to divest the asset.

A police operation in Choloma on June 25 displaced 15 families and arrested six people on usurpation charges, reigniting concerns among experts that new laws—including a decree strengthening agroindustrial protections and widening terrorism definitions—are hardening the state's response to land disputes.

Members of Congress's International Relations Committee met with European Parliament and EU officials in Brussels to discuss cooperation on democracy, security, drug trafficking, human rights, and foreign investment in Honduras.

The Foreign Ministry appointed eight new consuls to represent Honduras in major U.S. cities including Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, New York, San Francisco, New Orleans, and Tampa, officials say to strengthen services and protection for Hondurans abroad.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano said pending legislation to reform Honduras's state power utility aims to strengthen ENEE, reduce losses, and improve service—not privatize it—while the government spends over 16 billion lempiras annually to cover the company's deficits.

Honduras will hold an international public auction of its Embraer Legacy 600 presidential aircraft on July 10, with proceeds to fund health and education projects; the plane was purchased in 2014 for over $14.7 million and is now estimated to fetch $8–10 million.

The Public Ministry filed pretrial charges against former Congress president Luis Redondo and 11 former members of the dissolved Permanent Commission on six counts.

Former president Manuel Zelaya has accused the National Party of orchestrating criminal investigations against 13 former members of Congress's permanent commission, including ex-Congress president Luis Redondo, over their role in a January 2026 legislative session that debated a recount of disputed electoral ballots.