1957 Honduran Constituent Assembly election

Constituent Assembly elections were held in Honduras on 22 September 1957. In November the Assembly elected Ramón Villeda Morales as president.

Aftermath

On 16 November the Assembly elected Ramón Villeda Morales as president by a vote of 37 to 20. Following his election, the Liberal Party formed a coalition government with the National Party and the National Reformist Movement, with cabinet portfolios divided on a 6:2:1 ratio. However, the National Party and National Reformist Movement held protests in Tegucigalpa on the day of the presidential vote.