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Liberty and Refoundation (Spanish: Libertad y Refundación), also known as Libre (lit. 'Free'), is a left-wing[8][9][10] political party in Honduras. Libre was founded in 2011 by the National Popular Resistance Front (FNRP), a leftist coalition of organizations opposed to the 2009 coup against Manuel Zelaya.[8] The party has been led since its foundation by Zelaya and his wife Xiomara Castro who served as the president of Honduras from early 2022 to early 2026.

AbbreviationLibre
General SecretaryJuan Alberto Barahona Mejía
Founded26 June 2011; 15 years ago (2011-06-26)
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Liberty and Refoundation
Libertad y Refundación
AbbreviationLibre
LeaderManuel Zelaya
General SecretaryJuan Alberto Barahona Mejía
Founded26 June 2011; 15 years ago (2011-06-26)
Split fromLiberal Party of Honduras
HeadquartersTegucigalpa
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing
Regional affiliationSão Paulo Forum
International affiliationProgressive International
ColoursRed and black
National Congress
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Website
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History

Xiomara Castro, the wife of former president Manuel Zelaya, who was deposed in the 2009 coup, was the presidential candidate of the party in the 2013 presidential election; Zelaya was not allowed to run for a second term under the constitution. Castro took second place in the four-way race, receiving approximately 29 percent of the vote behind Juan Orlando Hernández's 34 percent.[11]

At least eighteen Libre pre-candidates, candidates, family members, and campaign leaders were killed between June 2012 and October 2013.[12] Additionally, it is strongly opposed to free market capitalism and the neo-liberal economic model, and maintains a long-term goal of "establishing an alternative economic system."[5][6]

On 28 November 2021, Castro, presidential candidate of Liberty and Refoundation, won 53% of the votes in the presidential election to become the first female president of Honduras.[13] Castro stated during the campaign that she would promote democratic socialism and ask the National Congress to draft a new constitution.[5] It also won 50 seats in the National Congress.

In the 2025 Honduran general election, the party lost the presidency under candidate Rixi Moncada, placing third. It also placed third in the National Congress.

Factions

There are at least seven factions within Liberty and Refoundation.[14]

  • 28 June Movement (Movimiento 28 de junio)/ M28 since 2017
  • People's Resistance Movement (Movimiento Resistencia Popular, MRP) /Renewal and New Alternatives Movement (Movimiento Renovación Nuevas Alternativas, MORENA) since 2025
  • Organized People in Resistance (Pueblo Organizado en Resistencia, POR)
  • People's Refoundation Force (Fuerza de Refundación Popular, FRP)
  • 5 July Movement (Movimiento 5 de julio)
  • We are + (Somos+)
  • New Movemment (Nueva Corriente)

List of political leaders

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No. Image Name
(Birth-Death)
Term in office Elections Note
Start term End term Time in office
1 Manuel Zelaya
(born 1952)
26 June 2011 Incumbent 15 years, 83 days 2013 General Election
Candidate : Xiomara Castro
896,498 / 3,115,448
2017 General Election
Candidate : Salvador Nasralla
1,360,442 / 3,284,704
2021 General Election
Candidate : Xiomara Castro
1,716,793 / 3,358,053
2025 General election
Candidate : Rixi Moncada
706,222 / 3,679,190
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Electoral history

Presidential elections

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Election Party candidate Votes % Result
2013 Xiomara Castro 896,498 28.78% Lost Red XN
2017 Salvador Nasralla (with PINU) 1,360,442 41.42%
2021 Xiomara Castro 1,716,793 51.12% Elected Green tickY
2025 Rixi Moncada 706,222 19.19% Lost Red XN
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National Congress

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Election Party leader Votes marked % Seats +/– Position Government
2013 Manuel Zelaya 7,568,392 27.51%
37 / 128
Increase 37 Increase 2nd Opposition
2017 6,896,458 -
30 / 128
Decrease 7 Opposition
2021 12,758,080 40.22%
50 / 128
Increase 20 Increase 1st Government
2025 4,912,816 24.29%
35 / 128
Decrease 15 Decrease 3rd Opposition
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