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Salvador Nasralla
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Nasralla in 2022
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| Vice President of Honduras | |
| In office 27 January 2022 – 30 April 2024 Serving with Doris Gutiérrez and Renato Florentino
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| President | Xiomara Castro |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Álvarez Arias |
| Succeeded by | Doris Gutiérrez |
| Leader of the Savior Party of Honduras | |
| In office 12 November 2019 – 1 July 2024 |
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| Preceded by | Party established |
| Succeeded by | Fátima Mena |
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Salvador Alejandro César
Nasralla Salum 30 January 1953 Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Other political affiliations |
PSH (2019-2024) PAC (2011-2017) |
| Spouse |
Iroshka Elvir
(m. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
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Salvador Alejandro César Nasralla Salum (born 30 January 1953) is a Honduran civil engineer, sports journalist, and television presenter. He is also a businessman and politician. He served as the First Vice President of Honduras from 2022 until he resigned in 2024.
Nasralla is well-known for hosting the TV shows 5 Deportivo and X-0 da Dinero. People often call him "El señor de la televisión" (The TV Man). He started the Anti-Corruption Party in 2011 and ran for president in 2013. He ran again in the 2017 election as part of a political group called Alianza de Oposición contra la Dictadura. He lost that election by a small number of votes. Many people claimed there was fraud and problems with the voting. In 2021, he joined forces with Xiomara Castro, who then won the elections.
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Early Life and Education
Salvador Nasralla was born in Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras. His parents, Alejandro Nasralla and Alicia Salum, were from Palestine. His mother was born in Chile. Salvador spent his early childhood in Trujillo, a city in the north of Honduras.
When he was eleven, his family moved back to Tegucigalpa. He finished his high school studies at Instituto San Francisco. As a teenager, he started working as a journalist. He worked for different radio stations from 1966 to 1969. He also took classes to learn about acting and television.
After high school, Nasralla went to live with his relatives in Chile. He studied at the Catholic University of Chile. He graduated with high honors. He earned a degree in Civil Industrial Engineering and a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Professional Career
After finishing his studies in Chile, Salvador Nasralla returned to Honduras. He became the CEO of Pepsi Honduras. He also taught at the National Autonomous University of Honduras. There, he gave lessons on business and engineering topics.
In 1981, he began his career in television. He started hosting a show called "5 Deportivo." This sports program is still on TV every Sunday on Channel 5. In 1982, he was the head of press for the Honduran soccer team. This was when they played in the World Cup in Spain.
On March 3, 1990, Nasralla launched another popular show. It was a quiz show called "X-0 da Dinero," which gave cash prizes. This show is still very popular in Honduras and airs every Sunday. Besides these shows, Nasralla has hosted many other programs. These include the Miss Honduras beauty pageant and the dance show "Bailando por un sueño" (Dancing for a Dream).
Political Journey
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Salvador Nasralla has often spoken out against the Honduran government since the 1980s. He believes that a lot of corruption in the government causes many problems for people in Honduras.
Starting the PAC and 2013 Election
Many Hondurans felt that their lives were not getting better. They thought traditional politicians were not helping. Because of this, Nasralla and others started the Anti-Corruption Party (PAC). In August 2013, the PAC became an official political party. Nasralla became its president.
He ran for president in the 2013 election. He received about 13.43% of the total votes. In an interview later, Nasralla said he actually won the election. He claimed that other major parties changed the vote counts. This happened because his party did not have enough people watching at the polling stations.
During his campaign, Nasralla often criticized the main political parties in Honduras. He said that the country would suffer if either the National Party or the Liberty and Refoundation (Libre) party won. He also said that the Liberal and National Parties were very similar.
Leading the PAC Party
In 2014, Nasralla, as the leader of the PAC, noticed problems within his own party. He said that some of the PAC members in Congress were not following party rules. For example, he claimed they did not pay their agreed share of salary to the party.
By 2015, there were more disagreements within the PAC. Nasralla criticized several PAC members in Congress. He called them "bad apples" because they supported a change to a social security law. This led to 11 members voting to change the party's leadership in Congress. Nasralla believed the National Party influenced these changes.
Later, in 2016, Nasralla accused some PAC members of being "traitors." He said they did not follow party rules when choosing new judges for the Supreme Court. He suggested they might have taken bribes. These members denied the accusations. Some of them later left the PAC party. Nasralla said this was like the party "cleaning itself."
There were also disagreements between Nasralla and other PAC leaders. He had arguments with Luis Redondo and Fátima Mena. These arguments were about Nasralla appointing advisors who were not PAC members.
Party Elections in 2017
In 2017, the PAC party tried to hold internal elections. The first attempt in April was not allowed by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). The TSE said the party had not followed the law. They ordered the elections to be held again in May.
Even though the TSE said no, Salvador Nasralla and his supporters held elections on April 9. Nasralla declared himself the winner, but the TSE did not accept these results. On May 21, the PAC held the elections again as the TSE ordered. In these elections, Marlene Alvarenga became the new president of the PAC. She also became the party's official candidate for future elections.
2017 General Elections
On May 20, 2017, Salvador Nasralla became the official presidential candidate for the Opposition Alliance Against Dictatorship. This group included the Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre) and the Innovation and Unity Party (PINU). They planned to change the Honduran constitution and create a special group to fight corruption.
In the 2017 presidential election, Nasralla represented this group. He received almost as many votes as the winner, Juan Orlando Hernández. However, many people claimed there were big problems with the election. Despite these claims, the United States recognized Hernández as the winner. Protests continued for months, leading to deaths and damage. Both Nasralla's alliance and the Liberal Party said Nasralla was the real winner.
Later, in 2023, documents were made public in New York. These documents suggested that the 2017 election involved serious fraud. It was claimed that money was used to bribe election officials. There were also claims that the computer system for counting votes was shut down to change the results. These documents suggested that Salvador Nasralla actually won the election with more votes. These findings supported Nasralla's claims of fraud.
Starting the Savior Party and 2021 Election
On November 12, 2019, Salvador Nasralla started a new political party. It was called the Salvador Party of Honduras (PSH). The party officially began on September 7, 2020. The PSH then joined with the Innovation and Unity Party (PINU). They formed a group called the National Opposition Union. This group chose Nasralla as their presidential candidate.
Later, on October 13, Nasralla made an agreement with the Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre). He decided to step down from being a presidential candidate. Instead, he became the candidate for First Vice President on the Libre party's ticket. This meant he would run alongside Xiomara Castro. The agreement said that if they won, Nasralla would get to choose a PSH member to be the president of the National Congress.
Becoming Vice President
Nasralla ran for president of Honduras again in 2021 with his new Savior Party. But he later decided to join LIBRE party's candidate, Xiomara Castro. She was a former first lady. They won the election together. Salvador Nasralla became the First Vice President on January 27, 2022.
Congress Leadership Dispute in 2022
One part of the agreement for Nasralla to join Castro's campaign was about the leader of Congress. If they won enough seats, the president of Congress would be from Nasralla's Savior Party. Castro's Libre party won 50 seats, and Nasralla's Savior party won 10.
However, when Congress voted for its president on January 21, 2022, 18 members from Castro's party did not follow the agreement. They voted for Luis Cálix, a Libre member, instead of Luis Redondo from Nasralla's party. Nasralla called this incident "another coup," like the one in 2009. The 18 members were then removed from the Libre party. The problem was solved when Cálix and the removed Libre members agreed to support Redondo. Their membership in Libre was given back to them.
Personal Life
Salvador Nasralla is married to Iroshka Elvir, who was a beauty queen. They have one daughter, who was born in December 2017.
Images for kids
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Nasralla in 2013
See also
In Spanish: Salvador Nasralla para niños
