Salvadoran Independent Party

Salvadoran Independent Party Partido Independiente Salvadoreño
Abbreviation	PAIS
Secretary General	Roy García[1]
Founder	Roy García[2]
Founded	October 2021
Colors	Blue
Legislative Assembly	0 / 60
Municipalities	0 / 44
Central American Parliament	0 / 20
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The Salvadoran Independent Party (Spanish: Partido Independiente Salvadoreño, abbreviated PAIS) is a Salvadoran political party.

History

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

Presidential elections

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

Legislative Assembly elections

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

Municipal elections

Election	Votes	%	Position	Seats	+/–
2024	TBD

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.
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.