Canarian People's Union
The Canarian People's Union (Spanish: Unión del Pueblo Canario, UPC) was a left-wing nationalist political coalition operating in the Canary Islands. The party aim was self-determination for the islands and socialism. It was a coalition between various political parties and groups, with a communist, pro-independence or nationalist ideology.
Canarian People's Union Unión del Pueblo Canario | |
|---|---|
| Spokesperson | Fernando Sagaseta |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Dissolved | 1986 |
| Ideology | Canarian nationalism Socialism Anti-capitalism Environmentalism Canarian independence (some factions) |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Trade union affiliation | Sindicato Obrero Canario (SOC) |
| Congreso de los Diputados (1979-1982) | 1 / 13 [1] |
| Town councillors in the Canary Islands (1979-1983) | 29 / 1,219 |
| Canarian Parliament (1983-1986) | 2 / 60 In a coalition with Canarian Assembly |
Members of the coalition
The political parties that formed the Coalition were:
- Communist Party of the Canary Islands (provisional) (PCC(p)), later called Party of the Canarian Revolution.
- Células Comunistas (CC)
- Party of Communist Unification in the Canaries (PUCC), later called Revolutionary Left Movement of the Canarian Archipelago.
- Canarian Assembly (AC)
- Socialist Party of the Canary Islands (PSC), split of the Popular Socialist Party
- Canarian Nationalist Autonomous Confederation (CANC)
- Radicales de Base, linked to the United Canarian People (PCU).
Election results
Congress of Deputies
| Year | Votes | Vote % (Canaries) |
Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 58,953 | 10.76% | 1[2] |
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See also
References
- Canarian seats
- "Fernando Sagaseta". Archived from the original on 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
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