HONDURAS · ELECTIONS
Honduras’s National Electoral Council (CNE), the body that organises the country’s elections, is preparing a technical table to weigh about 87 reform proposals from civil society groups. Its president, Aixa Zelaya, said on Tuesday 10 November 2026 that the table should be installed by the first week of December at the latest, though some changes would need a constitutional reform and 86 votes in the National Congress, the legislature.
Key Facts
- Who Aixa Zelaya, president of the CNE, the council that runs Honduran elections.
- What The CNE is preparing a technical table on about 87 civil-society reform proposals.
- When The table is due to be formalised at the end of November and installed by early December.
- Agenda Inclusion, gender equality, how preliminary results are transmitted, and the budget for elections.
- Hurdle Constitutional changes need ratification in a second legislature and 86 votes in Congress.
What the Council Announced
Zelaya said the council is preparing a technical table to discuss about 87 additional proposals from civil society. They cover how the electoral body operates and how to strengthen women’s political participation.
The CNE expects to formalise the table at the end of November and to install it no later than the first week of December. Its agenda will also include inclusion, gender equality, the transmission of preliminary results and the budget for elections.
Why Some Changes Will Take Time
Zelaya warned that some of the changes would require constitutional reform. Those reforms must be ratified in a second legislature, where the National Congress would need 86 votes.
The 86 votes amount to a two-thirds majority of the National Congress. Zelaya said the outcome depends on decisions by the legislative branch.
The CNE and the electoral commission of Congress had already agreed in August 2026 to set up joint technical talks. Background on a related legal dispute is in our explainer on the Honduras election decree case.
What It Means for You
The agenda includes how quickly preliminary results are transmitted and the budget for elections. Constitutional changes among them would be decided by Congress.
Our guide to who holds power in Honduras and our Honduras coverage hub explain the parties and institutions behind these talks. They are useful background for readers new to Honduran politics.
What Is Not Known
It is not known which of the 87 proposals the table will adopt, or whether Congress can gather 86 votes for the constitutional ones. The council has given a window, from late November to early December, rather than a fixed date for installing the table.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Aixa Zelaya?
She is president of Honduras’s National Electoral Council (CNE), which runs the country’s elections. She announced the technical table on 10 November 2026.
What is the technical table?
It is a working group that will discuss about 87 civil-society reform proposals on inclusion, gender equality, preliminary results and election budgets. The CNE expects to install it by the first week of December.
Why are 86 votes needed?
Constitutional changes must be ratified in a second legislature, and Congress would need 86 votes. That is a two-thirds majority of the chamber.
When will any change take effect?
No date is set. The table is expected by early December, and constitutional changes depend on decisions by Congress.
Sources: Statements by CNE president Aixa Zelaya, 10 November 2026; announcement by the CNE and the electoral commission of Congress on a joint technical table, August 2026; Constitution of Honduras, article 373 on constitutional reform.
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