Resumen

OTERO FELIPE, PATRICIA  y  RODRIGUEZ ZEPEDA, JUAN ANTONIO. Honduras: Continuity in the Government's Agenda in a New Partisan Context. Rev. cienc. polít. (Santiago) [online]. 2016, vol.36, n.1, pp.195-217. ISSN 0718-090X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-090X2016000100009.

This article analyses the main political, economic, and social events that happened in Honduras during 2015. Firstly, we present a brief description of the political situation of the country. Furthermore, we discuss Honduras main socioeconomic indicators and the social turmoil that was prevalent during the past year. Next, we provide an analysis of the 2013 electoral process and its effect on the transformation of the electoral system. At this point we make an assessment of the dimensions of change and continuity in the partisan landscape over the near future. In the third section we carry out an analysis of the Honduran executive branch, emphasizing the main policies enacted by the new government headed by the National Party. Next we discuss the legislative dynamic during this period and the relationship between Congress and the President. We conclude by describing the general state of democracy in this country and the more pressing challenges that it faces.

Palabras clave : Change; continuity; national government; security; party system.

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