Bernard Martínez Valerio (born 19 January 1962)[1] is trade union[2] and Garifuna leader[3] who was a candidate for the Innovation and Unity Party (PINU) in the Honduran 2009 presidential election.
[3] Bernard Martínez stood as a candidate for PINU in the 2009 presidential election in Honduras, which was held on 29 November 2009.
[4] Bernard Martínez sees the Innovation and Unity Party (PINU) as being labelled "social-democratic" in relation to the concepts of liberty, equality and solidarity, that he attributes to social democracy.
[1] PINU stated that Martínez was the "first black presidential candidate" in Honduras.
[2] Martínez said that the term "Honduran Barack Obama" used by some media to describe him was an innovation by journalists and not his own point of view.