Innovation and Unity Party
Partido Innovación y Unidad |
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Founded | 1970 |
Headquarters | Comayagüela, Honduras |
Youth wing | Juventud Pinuista |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
National Congress |
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Website | |
http://www.pinusd.hn | |
Innovation and Unity Party (Spanish: Partido Innovación y Unidad, PINU) is a centre-left political party in Honduras, established in 1970. PINU was created by Miguel Andonie Fernández as a democratic, moderate left-wing alternative to the two major parties and the military régime.
At Congressional elections held 25 November 2001, PINU won 4 seats in the 128-member assembly. In the presidential contest the same day, Olban Valladares placed third in a five-man field, taking about 1.5% of the vote. This was Valladares' third attempt at the presidency, after participating in the 1993 and 1997 elections.
In the legislative elections of 27 November 2005, the party won 2 out of 128 seats in the Congress. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Carlos Sosa Coello won 1.0%.
PINU's candidate in the 2009 presidential election was Bernard Martínez Valerio.