Canarian Coalition

The Canarian Coalition (Spanish: Coalición Canaria, CC) is a regionalist,[4][5] Canarian nationalist,[6] 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 governed the Canary Islands from 1993 to 2019.

Canarian Coalition Coalición Canaria
Leader	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	Regionalism Canarian nationalism Conservatism
Political position	Centre[1] to centre-right[1][2][3]
National affiliation	Agreement of Nationalist Unity
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)	1 / 14
Canarian Parliament	20 / 70
Island councils	41 / 155
Town councillors	275 / 1,382
Website
www.coalicioncanaria.org
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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[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)
• Nationalist Canarian 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)

Electoral performance

Parliament of the Canary Islands

• Figures from the 2007 regional election onwards correspond to the Agreement of Nationalist Unity.

Parliament of the Canary Islands
Election	Vote	%	Score	Seats	+/–	Leader	Status in legislature
							Status	Period
1995	261,424	32.80%	1st	21 / 60	4[lower-alpha 1]	Manuel Hermoso	Minority government	1995–1996
							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
							Minority government	2005–2007
2007	Within CC–PNC			17 / 60	4	Paulino Rivero	Majority coalition (CC–PP)	2007–2010
							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
							Minority government	2016–2019
2019	Within CC–PNC			19 / 70	2		Opposition	2019–present

Cortes Generales

• Figures from the 2008 general election onwards correspond to the Agreement of Nationalist Unity.

Cortes Generales
Election	Congress					Senate		Leader	Status in legislature
	Vote	%	Score	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–		Status	Period
1993	207,077	0.88%	7th	4 / 350	3[lower-alpha 2]	5 / 208	1[lower-alpha 3]	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
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

• Figures from the 2008 general election onwards 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[lower-alpha 2]	5 / 11	1[lower-alpha 3]
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

European Parliament

European Parliament
Election	Spain			Canary Islands
	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

See also

• Liberalism in Spain

Notes

1. Compared to the combined totals of Canarian Independent Groups in La Palma and Tenerife, Canarian Initiative and Majorera Assembly in the 1991 regional election.
2. Compared to Canarian Independent Groups totals in the 1989 general election.
3. Compared to the combined totals of Canarian Independent Groups, Majorera Assembly and Independent Herrenian Group in the 1989 general election.

References

1. "Appendix A3: Political Parties" (PDF). European Social Survey (8th ed.). 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2018.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. John Coakley (13 September 2013). PATHWAYS FROM ETHNIC CONFLICT: Institutional Redesign in Divided Societies. Routledge. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-317-98847-2.
5. Stéphane Paquin; Guy LaChappelle (5 October 2005). Mastering Globalization: New Sub-States' Governance and Strategies. Routledge. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-134-27661-5.
6. Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko; Matti Mälkiä (2007). Encyclopedia of Digital Government. Idea Group Inc (IGI). p. 394. ISBN 978-1-59140-790-4.
7. Angel Smith (2 January 2009). Historical Dictionary of Spain. Scarecrow Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.
8. 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