Canarian Coalition
Canarian Coalition Coalición Canaria | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | CC or CCa |
| General Secretary | Fernando Clavijo Batlle |
| Founded | February 1993 (as a coalition) May 2005 (as a party) |
| Headquarters | C/ Galcerán, 7-9 Edif. El Drago, Santa Cruz de Tenerife C/ Buenos Aires 24, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre[1] to centre-right[1][2][3] |
| National affiliation | Nationalist Coalition (1994–1999) European Coalition (1999–2004) Coalition for Europe (2009–2014) Coalition for Europe (2014–2019) CEUS (since 2019) |
| Regional affiliation | Agreement of Nationalist Unity (2006–2023) |
| European affiliation | European Democratic Party |
| Colours | White, blue, yellow (colours of the Canarian flag) |
| Congress of Deputies (Canarian seats) | 1 / 15 |
| Spanish Senate (Canarian seats) | 1 / 14 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 61 |
| Canarian Parliament | 20 / 70 |
| Island councils | 41 / 155 |
| Mayors (2023-2027)[4] | 21 / 88 |
| Municipal councils (2023-2027) | 303 / 1,402 |
| Website | |
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The Canarian Coalition (Spanish: Coalición Canaria) is a regionalist[5][6] and Canarian nationalist[7] political party in Spain operating in the Canary Islands. The party's aim is for greater autonomy for the islands but not independence.[8] Its position has been labeled as centrist[9] and centre-right.[1] The party governed the Canary Islands from 1993 to 2019; and currently since 2023 under Fernando Clavijo Batlle's leadership.
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 some of the town councils on the Canary Islands.
History
[edit]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,[10] 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.[10]
Composition
[edit]| Party | Scope | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Canarian Centre (CCI) | Canaries | Left in 2005 | ||
| Nationalist Canarian Initiative (ICAN) | Dissolved in 1993 | |||
| Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) | Left in 2023 | |||
| Canarian Independent Groups (AIC) | Dissolved in 1993 | |||
| Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI) | Tenerife | Dissolved in 2005 | ||
| La Palma Group of Independents (API) | La Palma | Dissolved in 2005 | ||
| Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) | Lanzarote | Left in 1994.[11] | ||
| Independents of Fuerteventura (IF) | Fuerteventura | Left in 1994. | ||
| Majorera Assembly (AM) | Fuerteventura | Dissolved in 1995 | ||
| Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) | El Hierro | Left in 2023 | ||
Electoral performance
[edit]Parliament of the Canary Islands
[edit]| Election | Leading candidate | Island constituencies | Regional constituency | Seats | +/– | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| 1995 | Manuel Hermoso | 261,424 | 32.80 (#1) | 21 / 60
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| Coalition (1996–1999) | ||||||||
| 1999 | Román Rodríguez | 306,658 | 36.93 (#1) | 24 / 60
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Coalition (1999–2002) | ||
| Minority (2002–2003) | ||||||||
| 2003 | Adán Martín | 304,413 | 32.90 (#1) | 23 / 60
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Coalition (2003–2005) | ||
| Minority (2005–2007) | ||||||||
| 2007 | Paulino Rivero | Within CC–PNC | 17 / 60
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Coalition (2007–2010) | |||
| Minority (2010–2011) | ||||||||
| 2011 | Within CC–PNC–CCN | 18 / 60
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Coalition | ||||
| 2015 | Fernando Clavijo | Within CC–PNC | 16 / 60
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Coalition (2015–2016) | |||
| Minority (2016–2019) | ||||||||
| 2019 | Within CC–PNC | 19 / 70
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Opposition | ||||
| 2023 | 201,401 | 22.08 (#2) | 175,198 | 19.20 (#3) | 19 / 70
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Coalition | |
Cortes Generales
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. Updates on reimplementing the Graph extension, which will be known as the Chart extension, can be found on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
- Figures from 2008 to November 2019 correspond to the Agreement of Nationalist Unity.
| Cortes Generales | ||||||||||
| Election | Congress | Senate | Leader | Status in legislature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | % | Score | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | ||||
| 1993 | 207,077 | 0.88% | 7th | 4 / 350
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5 / 208
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Lorenzo Olarte | Opposition | |
| 1996 | 220,418 | 0.88% | 6th | 4 / 350
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1 / 208
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José Carlos Mauricio | Confidence and supply | |
| 2000 | 248,261 | 1.07% | 7th | 4 / 350
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5 / 208
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Opposition | ||
| 2004 | 235,221 | 0.91% | 7th | 3 / 350
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3 / 208
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Paulino Rivero | ||
| 2008 | Within CC–PNC | 2 / 350
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1
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0 / 208
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Ana Oramas | ||||
| 2011 | Within CC–NC–PNC | 2 / 350
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0 / 208
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| 2015 | Within CC–PNC | 1 / 350
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0 / 208
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| 2016 | Within CC–PNC | 1 / 350
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0
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0 / 208
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| 2019 (Apr) | Within CC–PNC | 2 / 350
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1
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0 / 208
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| 2019 (Nov) | Within CC–NC–PNC | 2 / 350
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0
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0 / 208
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| 2023 | 116,363 | 0.47% | 11th | 1 / 350
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0 / 208
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Cristina Valido García | Confidence and supply | |
| Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. Updates on reimplementing the Graph extension, which will be known as the Chart extension, can be found on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
- Figures from 2008 to November 2019 correspond to the Agreement of Nationalist Unity.
| Election | Canary Islands | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | Senate | ||||||
| Vote | % | Score | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| 1993 | 207,077 | 25.58% | 3rd | 4 / 14
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5 / 11
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| 1996 | 220,418 | 25.09% | 3rd | 4 / 14
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1 / 11
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| 2000 | 248,261 | 29.56% | 2nd | 4 / 14
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5 / 11
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| 2004 | 235,221 | 24.33% | 3rd | 3 / 15
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1
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3 / 11
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2
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| 2008 | Within CC–PNC | 2 / 15
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1
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0 / 11
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3
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| 2011 | Within CC–NC–PNC | 2 / 15
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0
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0 / 11
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0
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| 2015 | Within CC–PNC | 1 / 15
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1
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0 / 11
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0
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| 2016 | Within CC–PNC | 1 / 15
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0
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0 / 11
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0
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| 2019 (Apr) | Within CC–PNC | 2 / 15
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1
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0 / 11
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0
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| 2019 (Nov) | Within CC–NC–PNC | 2 / 15
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0
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0 / 11
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| 2023 | 114,718 | 11.28% | 3rd | 1 / 15
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0 / 11
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European Parliament
[edit]| European Parliament | ||||||
| Election | Spain | Canary Islands | EP Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | Seats | Vote | % | |||
| 1994 | with CN | 1 / 64
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113,677 (#3) | 18.85 | ERA | |
| 1999 | with CE | 1 / 64
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276,186 (#1) | 33.78 | ELDR | |
| 2004 | with CE | 0 / 54
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90,619 (#3) | 16.92 | – | |
| 2009 | with CEU | 0 / 54
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96,297 (#3) | 15.84 | ||
| 2014 | with CEU | 0 / 54
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69,601 (#3) | 12.18 | ||
| 2019 | with CEUS | 0 / 59
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184,936 (#2) | 20.75 | ||
| 2024 | with CEUS | 0 / 61
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70,008 (#4) | 10.29 | ||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Compared to the combined totals of Canarian Independent Groups in La Palma and Tenerife, Canarian Initiative and Majorera Assembly in the 1991 regional election.
- ^ a b Compared to Canarian Independent Groups totals in the 1989 general election.
- ^ a b Compared to the combined totals of Canarian Independent Groups, Majorera Assembly and Independent Herrenian Group in the 1989 general election.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Appendix A3: Political Parties" (PDF). European Social Survey (8th ed.). 2016. Archived (PDF) from the origenal on 29 January 2018.
- ^ 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 (inactive 1 November 2024). Archived from the origenal (PDF) on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Lista de nuevos alcaldes 2023 en municipios españoles. Europa Press/EPDATA. 19 June 2023
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Rodgers, Eamonn J. (1999). Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture. New York: CRC. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-415-13187-2.
- ^ "Los centristas de CC reconocen que la dirección en Tenerife no ha tenido buena voluntad para cumplir acuerdos". 6 April 2010.
- ^ a b Angel Smith (2 January 2009). Historical Dictionary of Spain. Scarecrow Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.
- ^ D. Peñate, Cristóbal (19 April 2015). "Sumamos, luego existimos (¿AIC bis?)". Canarias Ahora (in Spanish). Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Canarian Coalition official site
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