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
Split fromNuevas Ideas
ColorsBlue
Legislative Assembly
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Municipalities
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Central American Parliament
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Party flag

History

The Salvadoran Independent Party was established by Roy García in October 2021 after he left Nuevas Ideas.[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]

References
  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. 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.
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