The Innovation and Unity Party—Social Democracy ( es, Partido Innovación y Unidad Social Demócrata, PINU-SD) is a
social democratic
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political party
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in
Honduras
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, established in 1970. PINU was created by
Miguel Andonie Fernández as a democratic, moderate left-wing alternative to the two major parties and the military regime.
2001 elections
At
Congressional elections held 25 November 2001, PINU won 4 seats in the 128-member assembly. In the presidential contest the same day,
Olban Valladares placed third in a five-man field, taking about 1.5% of the vote. This was Valladares' third attempt at the presidency, after participating in the 1993 and 1997 elections.
2005 elections
In the
legislative
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Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known ...
elections
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of 27 November 2005, the party won 2 out of 128 seats in the
Congress
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. Its candidate at the
presidential elections,
Carlos Sosa Coello won 1.0%.
2009 elections
PINU's candidate in the
2009 presidential election was
Bernard Martínez Valerio
Bernard Martínez Valerio (born 19 January 1962) is trade union and Garifuna leader who was a candidate for the Innovation and Unity Party (PINU) in the Honduran 2009 presidential election. He was formerly a member of the Honduran Patriotic Fron ...
.
See also
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Politics of Honduras
References
External links
Official website
1970 establishments in Honduras
Organizations based in Tegucigalpa
Political parties established in 1970
Political parties in Honduras
Social democratic parties
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