Blue Party (Guatemala)
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Blue Party Partido Azul | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Nery Ramos |
| Secretary-General | Jorge Mario Villagrán[1] |
| Founded | 2020[1] |
| Legalised | 25 April 2022[2] |
| Split from | Vision with Values |
| Ideology | Conservatism[3] |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing[3] |
| Colors | Blue |
| Seats in Congress | 2 / 160 |
| Website | |
| partidoazul | |
Blue Party (Spanish: Partido Azul) is a political party in Guatemala.
Blue Party was established in 2020, the leader and founder is Isaac Farchi, a Guatemalan businessman of Jewish ancestry who was a presidential candidate for Vision with Values in the 2019 general election. On 25 April 2022, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal legalized the political party.[2]
In December 2022, Blue Party nominated Isaac Farchi and Mauricio Zaldaña as presidential ticket.[4] According to Farchi, the political party does not have any candidate for re-election.[5]
In the 2023 general election, Farchi obtained 1.46% and 12th place. The party obtained two deputies: one for the National List and the other for Jutiapa Department.[6] The Blue Party won the mayoralty of Chahal, Alta Verapaz and Jalpatagua, Jutiapa.[7]
