Salvadoran Independent Party

The Salvadoran Independent Party (Spanish: Partido Independiente Salvadoreño, abbreviated PAIS) is a Salvadoran political party.

Salvadoran Independent Party
Partido Independiente Salvadoreño
AbbreviationPAIS
Secretary GeneralRoy García[1]
FounderRoy García[2]
FoundedOctober 2021
ColorsBlue
Legislative Assembly
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Municipalities
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Central American Parliament
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History

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The Salvadoran Independent Party was established by Roy García in October 2021.[2] The party was registered with the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) in November 2021.[3] He was later suspended by the party.[4] García was a potential candidate for president in the 2024 general election.[2] Another potential presidential candidate, Gerardo Awad, was suspended by the party in July 2022.[5]

On 28 August 2023, Carlos Molina, the party's deputy secretary, announced that it selected José Rodolfo Cardoza Salguero, an agricultural engineer, as its presidential candidate and Irma Sosa Pineda as its vice presidential candidate.[6] García later stated that Molina's announcement was illegitimate and that the candidates presented were both invalid.[7]

Electoral history

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Presidential elections

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Election Candidate First round Second round Result
Votes % Votes %
2024 José Cardoza Disqualified

Legislative Assembly elections

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Election Votes % Position Seats +/– Status in legislature
2024 TBD

Municipal elections

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Election Votes % Position Seats +/–
2024 TBD

References

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  1. ^ Mondragón, Lissette (20 March 2023). "Movimiento PAIS Buscará Alianzas con Oposición" [PAIS Movement Seeks Alliances with Opposition]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Genoves, Alessia (14 October 2022). "TSE Rechaza que Partido PAIS Suspenda a Roy García" [TSE Rejects that PAIS Party Suspends Roy García]. Contra Punto (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. ^ Genoves, Alessia (8 November 2021). "Partido País Comienza Inscripción en el TSE. Roy García Confirma Exilio" [País Party Begins Registration with the TSE. Roy García Confirms Exile]. Contra Punto (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Dirigencia de PAIS Busca que Roy García Renuncie al Partido por ser un Prófugo de la Justicia" [PAIS Leadership Seeks Roy García to Resign from the Party for Being a Fugitive from Justice]. Diario la Huella (in Spanish). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. ^ Villarroel, Gabriela (18 July 2022). "PAIS Deja sin Efecto Precandidatura de Gerardo Awad para las Elecciones Presidenciales de 2024" [PAIS Voids Gerardo Awad's Pre-Candidacy for the 2024 Presidential Elections]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  6. ^ Martínez, Verónica (28 August 2023). "PAÍS Presenta su Fórmula Presidencial: José Rodolfo Cardoza e Irma Sosa" [PAIS Presents Its Presidential Formula: José Rodolfo Cardoza and Irma Sosa]. La Noticia SV (in Spanish). San Salvador, El Salvador. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  7. ^ Villarroel, Gabriela (28 August 2023). "PAIS Presenta su Fórmula Presidencial en Medio de Polémica Interna" [PAIS Presents Its Presidential Formula Amidst Internal Controversy]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 August 2023.