Canarian Coalition
Canarian Coalition Coalición Canaria | |
---|---|
Leader | Claudina Morales |
Founded | February 1993 |
Headquarters |
C/ Galcerán, 7-9 Edif. El Drago, Santa Cruz de Tenerife C/ Buenos Aires 24, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
Ideology |
Regionalism[1] Canarian nationalism Conservatism |
Political position | Centre[1] or Centre-right[2][3] |
European affiliation | European Democratic Party |
Colours | White, blue, yellow (colours of the Canarian flag) |
Congress of Deputies (Canarian seats) |
1 / 18 |
Spanish Senate (Canarian seats) |
2 / 14 |
Canarian Parliament |
18 / 60 |
Island councils |
41 / 155 |
Town councillors |
300 / 1,382 |
Website | |
www | |
The Canarian Coalition (Spanish: Coalición Canaria, CC) is a regionalist,[4][5] Canarian nationalist,[6] and conservative[7] political party in Spain operating in the Canary Islands. The party aim is for greater autonomy for the islands but not independence.[8] The party has governed the Canary Islands since 1993. The current President of the Community is Paulino Rivero, while the party leader is Claudina Morales.
The party has twenty seats in the Canarian Parliament, the twenty-first seat belongs to the Agrupación Herreña Independiente, also a Canarian nationalist party that usually contests Canarian elections in coalition with the Canarian Coalition, but as an independent, allied party. In the Cortes Generales, it has one deputy, and two senators, making it the third-largest Canarian party. It usually negotiates with the plurality party at the Cortes to form a majority in exchange for resources for the islands. It also governs the local administrations of Tenerife, La Palma, and Fuerteventura, as well as having majority control in most of the town councils on the Canary Islands.
History
The coalition was formed in February 1993 from a grouping of five parties (the largest being the Canarian Independent Groups) under one banner[8] and has governed the Canary Islands since 1993,[7] when it replaced the former Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) administration after a motion of no confidence. After entering government, CC obtained power for the regional government to levy its own taxes and a law compensating the islands for their distance from the mainland.[8] The coalition became a single party in 2005.[7]
The political parties that formed the Coalition were:
- Canarian Independent Groups (Agrupaciones Independientes de Canarias)
- Canarian Nationalist Initiative (Iniciativa Canaria Nacionalista)
- Asamblea Majorera (AM)
- Canarian Nationalist Party (Partido Nacionalista Canario) (until 2007)
- Centro Canario Independiente (CCI), predecessor of the Centro Canario (CCN)
- Agrupación Tinerfeña de Independientes (ATI)
Election results
Canarian Parliament
Canarian Parliament | |||||
Election | Votes | % | Seats won | Government | Leader |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | 261,672 | 32.83 | 21 / 60 |
Minority gov't | Manuel Hermoso |
1999 | 306,658 | 36.93 | 24 / 60 |
Minority gov't | Román Rodríguez |
2003 | 304,413 | 32.9 | 23 / 60 |
Minority gov't | Adán Martín |
2007 | 226,122 | 24.17 | 19 / 60 |
Minority gov't | Paulino Rivero |
2011 | 225,948 | 24.94 | 21 / 60 |
Minority gov't | Paulino Rivero |
2015 | 166,979 | 18.25 | 18 / 60 |
Minority gov't | Fernando Clavijo |
Congress of Deputies
Congress of Deputies | ||||||||
Election | Spain | Canary Islands | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats won | Votes | % | Seats won | |||
1993 | 207,077 | 0.88 | 4 / 350 |
207,077 | 25.58 | 4 / 14 | ||
1996 | 220,418 | 0.88 | 4 / 350 |
220,418 | 25.09 | 4 / 14 | ||
2000 | 248,261 | 1.07 | 4 / 350 |
248,261 | 29.56 | 4 / 14 | ||
2004 | 235,221 | 0.91 | 3 / 350 |
235,221 | 24.33 | 3 / 15 | ||
2008 | 174,629 | 0.68 | 2 / 350 |
174,629 | 17.49 | 2 / 15 | ||
2011 | 143,881 | 0.59 | 2 / 350 |
143,881 | 15.47 | 2 / 15 | ||
2015 | 81,917 | 0.32 | 1 / 350 |
81,917 | 8.24 | 1 / 15 | ||
2016 | 78,253 | 0.33 | 1 / 350 |
78,253 | 7.99 | 1 / 15 |
Local councils
Local councils | |||||||
Election | Spain | Canary Islands | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats won | Votes | % | Seats won | ||
1995 | 211,882 | 0.96 | 372 / 65,869 |
211,882 | 26.58 | 372 / 1,263 | |
1999 | 267,773 | 1.26 | 432 / 65,201 |
267,773 | 32.25 | 432 / 1,277 | |
2003 | 283,701 | 1.24 | 458 / 65,510 |
283,701 | 30,76 | 458 / 1,331 | |
2007 | 217,407 | 0.98 | 404 / 66,131 |
217,407 | 23.37 | 404 / 1,359 | |
2011 | 202,720 | 0.9 | 392 / 68,230 |
202,720 | 22.02 | 392 / 1,401 | |
2015 | 151,421 | 0.67 | 300 / 67,515 |
151,421 | 16.33 | 300 / 1,382 |
See also
Footnotes
- 1 2 "Parties and Elections in Europe, "Spain", The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck". Parties & Elections. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Rodríguez Borges, Rodrigo F. (2010). "Xenophobic discourse and agenda-setting. A case study in the press of the Canary Islands (Spain)" (PDF). Revista Latina de Comunicación Social (17–20): 222–230. doi:10.4185/RLCS-65-2010-895-222-230-EN.
- ↑ Fernando León Solís (1 January 2003). Negotiating Spain and Catalonia: Competing Narratives of National Identity. Intellect Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-84150-077-5.
- ↑ John Coakley (13 September 2013). PATHWAYS FROM ETHNIC CONFLICT: Institutional Redesign in Divided Societies. Routledge. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-317-98847-2.
- ↑ Stéphane Paquin; Guy LaChappelle (5 October 2005). Mastering Globalization: New Sub-States' Governance and Strategies. Routledge. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-134-27661-5.
- ↑ Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko; Matti Mälkiä (2007). Encyclopedia of Digital Government. Idea Group Inc (IGI). p. 394. ISBN 978-1-59140-790-4.
- 1 2 3 Angel Smith (2 January 2009). Historical Dictionary of Spain. Scarecrow Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.
- 1 2 3 Rodgers, Eamonn J. (1999). Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture. New York: CRC. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-415-13187-2.
External links
- (in Spanish) Canarian Coalition official site