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Salvador Nasralla
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Nasralla in 2022
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| 3rd First 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 Lindaly Elvir
(m. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
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Salvador Alejandro César Nasralla Salum (born January 30, 1953) is a famous TV host and politician from Honduras. He served as the First Vice President of Honduras from 2022 to 2024. Many people in Honduras know him as "El señor de la televisión" which means "The Lord of Television."
Before entering politics, Nasralla had a successful career in business and television. He hosted popular shows like 5 Deportivo and X-0 da Dinero. In 2011, he started the Anti-Corruption Party to challenge the country's main political groups. He ran for president in 2013 and again in 2017. The 2017 election was very close, and many people questioned the results that showed he had lost.
After a short break from politics, Nasralla created a new party, the Savior Party of Honduras, in 2019. In the 2021 election, he joined forces with Xiomara Castro, running as her vice president. They won the election, and he served for two years before stepping down to run for president again in the 2025 election.
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Early Life and Education
Salvador Nasralla was born in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, on January 30, 1953. His parents, Alejandro Nasralla and Alicia Salum, were of Palestinian background. He spent his early childhood in the city of Trujillo before his family moved back to Tegucigalpa when he was eleven.
As a teenager, he was already interested in journalism and broadcasting. He worked at radio stations and took classes in drama and television. After high school, Nasralla moved to Santiago, Chile, to study at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He earned a degree in Civil Industrial Engineering and later a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
A Career in TV and Business
When Nasralla returned to Honduras, he became the CEO of Pepsi Honduras. He also taught business and engineering classes at the National Autonomous University of Honduras.
In 1981, he began his famous television career. He started hosting the sports show "5 Deportivo," which is still on the air today. In 1990, he launched "X-0 da Dinero," a popular game show where people could win cash prizes. These shows made him a household name in Honduras.
Nasralla also hosted other major events, like the Miss Honduras beauty pageant. He was a special reporter for the TV network Televicentro at music festivals and other events.
Entering the World of Politics
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For many years, Nasralla was a strong critic of the Honduran government. He believed that corruption, which is when people in power act dishonestly, was the main reason for many of the country's problems.
Starting the Anti-Corruption Party
Nasralla felt that traditional politicians were not solving the country's issues. So, in 2011, he and others created the Anti-Corruption Party, also known as PAC. He became the party's candidate for president in the 2013 election. He finished in fourth place. Nasralla later said he believed he actually won, but that the other major parties had unfairly changed the vote counts.
During his campaign, he criticized the other main parties. He said they were all part of the problem that was holding Honduras back.
The 2017 Presidential Election
In 2017, Nasralla ran for president again. This time, he led a group of parties called the Opposition Alliance Against Dictatorship. The election was against the current president, Juan Orlando Hernández.
When the first results came in, Nasralla was in the lead. But after the electronic voting system went down and came back on, the results changed, and Hernández was declared the winner. Nasralla and his supporters said the election was unfair. This led to large protests across the country. Later reports suggested there were serious problems with how the votes were counted, and that Nasralla may have actually won the election.
Creating a New Party
In 2019, Nasralla started a new political party called the Salvador Party of Honduras (PSH). He planned to run for president in the 2021 election.
However, he later decided to join forces with another candidate, Xiomara Castro. He dropped out of the presidential race to become her running mate for vice president. Their team won the election, and Nasralla became the First Vice President of Honduras on January 27, 2022.
Disagreement in Congress
As part of their agreement, Castro had promised that a member of Nasralla's party would become the president of the National Congress. However, when it was time to vote, some members of Castro's own party did not follow the plan.
This caused a major disagreement. Nasralla called it "another coup," comparing it to a political crisis in 2009. The problem was eventually solved when everyone agreed to support Luis Redondo, the candidate from Nasralla's party, for the position.
Personal Life
Nasralla is married to Iroshka Elvir, a former beauty queen. They have one daughter, who was born in 2017.
See also
In Spanish: Salvador Nasralla para niños
