Public shows banned in Honduras for primary elections

Tegucigalpa, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Honduras informed the public today about the ban on public shows and the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages, on the occasion of the primary elections to be held tomorrow Sunday. In a statement, the governing body of the electoral processes in the Central American nation recalled that these regulations, which must be strictly followed, came into effect this Saturday and will extend until next Monday at six in the afternoon, local time.

March 8, 2025
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Both the holding of public shows and the so-called dry law (no sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages) apply throughout the national territory, in order to guarantee an environment of tranquility, order and security during the exercise of voting in the primary elections, it stressed.

Both provisions, in compliance with the provisions of Article 246 of the Electoral Law of Honduras, are part of the measures to avoid disturbances of public order and promote a peaceful development of the electoral process, the CNE stressed.

It warned that “any person who violates the provisions of this statement will be sanctioned with fines ranging from four to 10 minimum wages, as established by law.”

More than 5.8 million Hondurans, out of a population of 10 million, are called to the polls this Sunday, where the three major parties will participate: Libertad and Refundación (in power), and the two main opposition organizations, Nacional and Liberal.

From the contest on March 9, the official candidates for the presidency, deputies and mayors for the general elections on November 30 will emerge, to which the minority forces will join.

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