Decree 11-2025

This decree allocates 39 million lempiras to the Electoral Justice Court to finance the primary, internal, and general elections of 2025. The funds will enable the court to operate efficiently, resolve complaints from citizens whose electoral rights are violated, and ensure transparent processes that build confidence in democracy.

Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of Honduras, it is a State of Law, sovereign, constituted as a free, democratic and independent Republic to assure its inhabitants the enjoyment of justice, liberty, culture and economic and social well-being.

Whereas, by means of Decree No. 200-2018, dated January 24, 2019, published in the Official Gazette "La Gaceta" on January 28, 2019, Edition No. 34,856, Articles 51 through 53 of the Constitution of the Republic of Honduras were reformed, and for the exercise of the electoral function, the Electoral Justice Tribunal was created, autonomous and independent, without any relationship of subordination to the Powers of the State, of national security, with legal personality, jurisdiction and competence throughout the Republic, corresponding to the Electoral Justice Tribunal (TJE) as the highest authority, everything related to electoral acts and jurisdictional procedures in electoral matters.

Whereas, the Constitution of the Republic establishes the political rights of citizens, including the exercise of the right to vote as both a citizen right and a public function. It is stipulated that the vote is universal, obligatory, equal, direct, free and secret.

Whereas, Decree No. 200-2018 dated January 24, 2019 and Decree No. 85-2024 of September 9, 2024, published in the Official Gazette "La Gaceta" on November 28, 2024, containing the Electoral Organic and Procedural Law, defines the Electoral Justice Tribunal as the highest authority in electoral justice matters, to guarantee respect for the political rights of citizens, especially the right to elect and be elected, applying the principles of certainty, legality, impartiality, independence, equity and maximum publicity, which result in transparent electoral processes that generate the confidence and credibility of citizens, contributing to the strengthening of democracy in our country.

Whereas, to comply with the Constitutional mandate of the Electoral Justice Tribunal (TJE), this Special Budget for Electoral Justice for the Primary, Internal and General Elections of 2025 of the Electoral Justice Tribunal (TJE) will allow achieving the appropriate installed capacity that permits optimal operation and achievement of coherent functionality in Electoral Processes that generates confidence, credibility, security and certainty to the citizenry and political actors, it is imperative that the Electoral Justice Tribunal (TJE) be equipped with the necessary resources to assure effective functioning in the application of electoral justice.

Whereas, in accordance with Article 205, Attribution 1) of the Constitution of the Republic, it is the authority of the National Congress to: Create, decree, interpret, reform and repeal laws.