Canarian Coalition

Canarian Coalition

Coalición Canaria
Canarian Coalition Coalición Canaria
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	Canarian nationalism;
Political position	Centre to centre-right
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
Canarian Parliament	20 / 70
Island councils	41 / 155
Town councillors	275 / 1,382
Website
	www.coalicioncanaria.org
	Politics of Spain; Political parties; Elections;

The Canarian Coalition (Spanish: Coalición Canaria, CC) is a regionalist,^[4]^[5] Canarian nationalist^[6] political party in Spain operating in the Canary Islands. The party's aim is for greater autonomy for the islands but not independence.^[7] It has been labeled as centrist^[8] and liberal.^[9]^[10] 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

The coalition was formed in February 1993 from a grouping of five parties (the largest being the Canarian Independent Groups) under one banner^[7] and has governed the Canary Islands since 1993,^[11] 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.^[7] The coalition became a single party in 2005.^[11]

Composition

		Scope	Notes
Independent Canarian Centre (CCI)		Canaries
Nationalist Canarian Initiative (ICAN)
Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)
Canarian Independent Groups (AIC)
	Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI)	Tenerife
	La Palma Group of Independents (API)	La Palma
	Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)	Lanzarote	Left in 1994.^[12]
	Independents of Fuerteventura (IF)	Fuerteventura	Left in 1994.
Majorera Assembly (AM)		Fuerteventura
Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)		El Hierro

Electoral performance

Parliament of the Canary Islands

Figures from 2007 to 2019 correspond to the Agreement of Nationalist Unity.

Election	Vote	%	Score	Seats	+/–	Leader	Status in legislature
Parliament of the Canary Islands
Election	Vote	%	Score	Seats	+/–	Leader	Status	Period
1995	261,424	32.80%	1st	21 / 60	4^[a]	Manuel Hermoso	Minority government	1995–1996
1995	261,424	32.80%	1st	21 / 60	4^[a]	Manuel Hermoso	Majority coalition (CC–PP)	1996–2002
1999	306,658	36.93%	1st	24 / 60	3	Román Rodríguez	Majority coalition (CC–PP)	1996–2002
1999	306,658	36.93%	1st	24 / 60	3	Román Rodríguez	Minority government	2002–2003
2003	304,413	32.90%	1st	23 / 60	1	Adán Martín	Majority coalition (CC–PP)	2003–2005
2003	304,413	32.90%	1st	23 / 60	1	Adán Martín	Minority government	2005–2007
2007	Within CC–PNC			17 / 60	4	Paulino Rivero	Majority coalition (CC–PP)	2007–2010
2007	Within CC–PNC			17 / 60	4		Minority government	2010–2011
2011	Within CC–PNC–CCN			18 / 60	2		Majority coalition (CC–PSOE)	2011–2016
2015	Within CC–PNC			16 / 60	3	Fernando Clavijo	Majority coalition (CC–PSOE)	2011–2016
2015	Within CC–PNC			16 / 60	3		Minority government	2016–2019
2019	Within CC–PNC			19 / 70	2		Opposition	2019–2023
2023	192,203	21.84%	2nd	19 / 70	0		Majority coalition (CC–PP–ASG–AHI)	2023–2027

Cortes Generales

Figures from 2008 to November 2019 correspond to the Agreement of Nationalist Unity.

Election	Congress					Senate		Leader	Status in legislature
Cortes Generales
Election	Vote	%	Score	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–	Leader	Status	Period
1993	207,077	0.88%	7th	4 / 350	3^[b]	5 / 208	1^[c]	Lorenzo Olarte	Opposition	1993–present
1996	220,418	0.88%	6th	4 / 350	0	1 / 208	4	José Carlos Mauricio
2000	248,261	1.07%	7th	4 / 350	0	5 / 208	4	José Carlos Mauricio
2004	235,221	0.91%	7th	3 / 350	1	3 / 208	2	Paulino Rivero
2008	Within CC–PNC			2 / 350	1	0 / 208	3	Ana Oramas
2011	Within CC–NC–PNC			2 / 350	0	0 / 208	0
2015	Within CC–PNC			1 / 350	1	0 / 208	0
2016	Within CC–PNC			1 / 350	0	0 / 208	0
2019 (Apr)	Within CC–PNC			2 / 350	1	0 / 208	0
2019 (Nov)	Within CC–NC–PNC			2 / 350	0	0 / 208	0
2023	116,363	0.47%	11th	1 / 350	1	0 / 208	0	Cristina Valido García

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	3^[b]	5 / 11	1^[c]
1996	220,418	25.09%	3rd	4 / 14	0	1 / 11	4
2000	248,261	29.56%	2nd	4 / 14	0	5 / 11	4
2004	235,221	24.33%	3rd	3 / 15	1	3 / 11	2
2008	Within CC–PNC			2 / 15	1	0 / 11	3
2011	Within CC–NC–PNC			2 / 15	0	0 / 11	0
2015	Within CC–PNC			1 / 15	1	0 / 11	0
2016	Within CC–PNC			1 / 15	0	0 / 11	0
2019 (Apr)	Within CC–PNC			2 / 15	1	0 / 11	0
2019 (Nov)	Within CC–NC–PNC			2 / 15	0	0 / 11	0
2023	114,718	11.28%	3rd	1 / 15	1	0 / 11	0

European Parliament

Election	Spain			Canary Islands
European Parliament
Election	Vote	%	Seats	Vote	%
1994	with CN	–	1 / 64	113,677 (#3)	18.85
1999	with CE	–	1 / 64	276,186 (#1)	33.78
2004	with CE	–	0 / 54	90,619 (#3)	16.92
2009	with CEU	–	0 / 54	96,297 (#3)	15.84
2014	with CEU	–	0 / 54	69,601 (#3)	12.18
2019	with CEUS	–	0 / 54	184,936 (#2)	20.75

Notes

References

External links

(in Spanish) Canarian Coalition official site

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