Blue Party | |
Native Name: | Partido Azul |
Leader: | Isaac Farchi |
Secretary General: | Jorge Mario Villagrán[1] |
Foundation: | 2020 |
Ideology: | Conservatism[2] |
Legalised: | 25 April 2022[3] |
Split: | Vision with Values |
Colors: | Blue |
Position: | Centre-right to right-wing |
Seats1 Title: | Seats in Congress |
Country: | Guatemala |
Blue Party (Spanish; Castilian: 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.[3]
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]