ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Primary elections in Honduras

Okay kiddo, so in Honduras they have this thing called primary elections. It's kind of like a big voting day where people get to choose which person they want to represent their political party in the upcoming elections.

Let's say you like the "Rainbow Party" and you want them to win in the real elections. You would go to your assigned polling station on primary election day and choose which Rainbow Party member you think would be the best candidate to represent the party in the official election.

Now, not everybody can just come in and vote for any party they want. You have to be registered as a member of a specific party before you can vote in their primary election. It's like being a part of a club. You have to be a member to participate in certain things.

Once the primary election is over and all the votes have been counted, the person with the most votes for each political party becomes their official candidate for the upcoming election. So, the "Rainbow Party" candidate with the most votes would be the official "Rainbow Party" nominee.

In summary, primary elections in Honduras are like a big voting day where members of a political party get to choose which candidate will be their official representative in the real election.