Liberty and Refoundation
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| Founded | 26 June 2011 |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism[1] Pro-Integration |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| International affiliation | Foro de São Paulo |
| Colors | Red, Black |
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Liberty and Refoundation (Spanish: Libertad y Refundación, Libre) is a leftist political party in Honduras.[2] Libre was founded in 2011 by the National Popular Resistance Front (FNRP), a leftist coalition of organizations opposed to the coup.[2]
Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, the wife of former President Manuel Zelaya who was deposed in the 2009 coup, was the presidential candidate of the party in the 2013 Honduran presidential election.[3] Mel Zelaya not allowed to run for a second term under the constitution. Castro took second place in the four-way race, receiving approximately 29% of the vote behind Juan Orlando Hernández's 34%.[4]
At least eighteen Libre pre-candidates, candidates, family members, and campaign leaders were killed between June 2012 and October 2013.[5]
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