Liberal Party of Honduras

The Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras, PLH) is a centre-right conservative Honduran political party founded in 1891, the oldest existing party in the country and, until recently, one of the two main parties that dominated Honduran politics alongside the National Party. It is a member of the Liberal International, identifies with the red and white colours of the flag Francisco Morazan used in his campaigns, and opposes the legalization of abortion. It grew out of the rivalries of nineteenth century liberal and conservative factions, declared itself a party of the Democratic Left in 1932 under the Carias dictatorship, and won the 1954 election, although a deadlock and a coup delayed its candidate Ramon Villeda Morales taking office until 1957.