National
First Presidential Designate
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Elected jointly with the President and the other two designates by direct popular vote, simple majority, for four years (Constitution, art. 236-237). A designate replaces the President during a temporary absence; for a permanent absence the National Congress chooses which designate completes the term (art. 242).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- María Antonieta Mejía PNH since January 2026 Report Source: elheraldo.hn, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Constitution of Honduras 1982 (rev. 2013), read 2026-10-12: art. 236-237, 242 (designates elected jointly with the President; replacement rules). Corrects the art. 238 citation. For: First Presidential Designate
- wsls.com · checked AP via WSLS, Asfura sworn in as president, 2026-01-28, read 2026-10-12: president inauguration 2026-01-27 and presidential designates. Fallback: news report and Wikidata because official presidencia.gob.hn / CNE not checked; constitutional article numbers from memory of the 1982 Constitution, to be verified. For: First Presidential Designate
- elheraldo.hn · checked El Heraldo, swearing-in of the presidential designates, 2026-01-27, read 2026-10-12: Mejia, Flores Guifarro and Herrera Portillo sworn in 2026-01-27; Mejia described as a National Party deputy (party). Order First/Second/Third per Wikipedia (en, es) and swearing-in order. For: María Antonieta Mejía, current term
- elheraldo.hn · checked El Heraldo, swearing-in of Tomás Zambrano (2026-01-23) and Asfura/designates (2026-01-27), read 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikidata Q-ids for identity. For: María Antonieta Mejía, current term
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