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A Latinobarómetro survey finds Hondurans still favor US influence over China's, but the gap is narrowing as Beijing gains ground across Latin America.

Honduras scored 22 of 100 on Transparency International's 2025 Corruption Perception Index and ranked 157th of 182 countries, unchanged from 2024 but falling three places as other nations improved; only 14% of Hondurans believe the government prioritizes fighting corruption, according to civil-society monitor ASJ.

Legal experts argue that Honduras's three operating Special Economic Zones (ZEDEs) lack the required congressional decrees establishing their creation, raising questions about whether they were lawfully established under the constitution and organic law.

Five inmates with terminal illnesses were released after the Judiciary's Technical Release Board reviewed medical assessments and approved their discharge under Honduran law.

Honduras's transport operators ruled out a strike during the upcoming Morazán holiday week but warned they will call an extraordinary assembly to consider measures if the government does not schedule talks within two weeks to address rising fuel costs and operational expenses.

Nicaragua's withdrawal from the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) has sparked debate in Honduras over whether the country should remain in the regional body, with analysts divided between cost concerns and worries about regional isolation.

Civil-society organizations filed a partial constitutional challenge to Honduras's 2026 anti-terrorism law targeting criminal gangs and the prison system, citing concerns over its provisions.

Former President Manuel Zelaya, leader of the Libre party, denied social media reports of his death and confirmed he is undergoing treatment for a condition affecting several organs, which he says may continue for a couple of years.

Honduras's traffic and police authorities are withholding criminal-record documents from Hondurans who have outstanding traffic violations, a measure they say has already prompted about 1,400 of 2,500 affected people to settle their fines.

Honduras's Open Government Alliance is holding awareness sessions with officials, civil society, academics, and private-sector representatives to gather input for its sixth national action plan on transparency, anti-corruption, digital governance, and civic participation.

Honduras's audit court (TSC) is conducting inspections of about 60 municipalities flagged for embargoes, over-indebtedness, anomalies, and payroll irregularities, and will offer newly elected mayors training and advisory support to strengthen municipal administration.

Press-freedom group C-Libre is organizing a network of relatives of murdered and disappeared journalists and media workers in Honduras to seek memory, truth, and justice through collective action and mutual support.

Two congressional commissions have established a working group with transport-sector representatives and government agencies to analyze the impact of fuel-price increases and seek measures to ease the burden on Hondurans.

Honduras's audit office (TSC) found that Omar Elías Mejía Zúniga, president of FUNDANIQUEM (the national children's burn center), hired relatives without following proper procedures in 2019–2020, but determined no explicit rules prohibited such hiring and that a severance payment he received of L1.39 million (about $56,000) was lawful and caused no financial harm.

Honduras's new Energy Justice Law seeks to attract investment and boost competition in the electric sector while freezing ENEE rates for the first six months and opening the way for short- and long-term energy auctions and residential solar projects.

Honduras's main business council, Cohep, is seeking modifications to the Part-Time Employment Law, calling it a failure, while labor groups warn the proposed changes would revive wage-hour abuses.

Garífuna communities on Honduras' Caribbean coast fighting to reclaim ancestral land face intimidation from drug traffickers and organized-crime charges from the state, two years after a 2024 government land-demarcation mission was abandoned under threats.

A congresswoman from the Libre party has proposed legislation to identify tenants as responsible for electrical consumption during their occupancy, with provisions to report unpaid debts to credit bureaus and protect landlords from inheriting tenants' arrears.

Congress President Tomás Zambrano announced that Honduras will host the 2028 Ibero-American Parliamentary Forum, a gathering of regional lawmakers expected to address security, organized crime, and climate change.

The Public Prosecutor's Office is conducting 12 nationwide enforcement operations during Morazán Week to verify fair pricing, senior-citizen discounts, sanitary conditions in stores and transit, and compliance with regulations protecting consumer rights and health.

Honduras's audit tribunal found that Fundaniquem (the Burn Foundation) hired staff members without following proper procedures during 2019–2020, including relatives of director Omar Elías Mejía Zúniga; Mejía confirmed his daughter, a niece, and another relative currently work there as medical staff.

Though Honduras mandates that 40% of electoral candidates be women, only 38 of 128 lawmakers elected in November 2025 are female (29.7%), a gap the UN Development Programme attributes to parties placing women candidates in uncompetitive positions.

Guatemalan entrepreneur Axel López has filed a second lawsuit against Honduras over seven mobile hospitals purchased during COVID-19 that never functioned as intended, adding to the country's financial and legal burden from the pandemic-era procurement.

Honduras's Supreme Audit Court found that the state power utility ENEE redirected about 2 billion lempiras (roughly $80 million) intended for a national program to reduce electrical losses, preventing the purchase of equipment and services needed to meet its efficiency targets in 2023–24.

A congressional transport commission met with operators nationwide to explore mechanisms for converting transport units, aiming to reduce operational costs and improve conditions for the sector.

A proposed law would make tenants responsible for electric bills incurred during their lease term and allow utilities to report unpaid debts to credit agencies after a 30-day notice period, protecting property owners from inherited arrears.

Honduras's government has officially declared October 5–9, 2026, as the national Morazán Week holiday for public employees, with emergency and disaster-response staff excluded to maintain essential services.

A congressman has proposed allowing professional nurses in Honduras to retire voluntarily at age 58 with at least 30 years of service and required contributions, citing the physical and emotional toll of healthcare work.

Former presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla has asked the UN human rights office to monitor his case after Honduras's campaign finance authority imposed a 146.5 million lempira (about $5.9 million) fine for 21 undisclosed private donations during his 2025 campaign.

Congressman Rashid Mejía introduced a proposal to adjust disability, old-age, and survivor pensions under the Social Security Institute (IHSS) in line with inflation, addressing what he called unfair contribution gaps across income levels.