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; Regionalism;
Political position	Centre to centre-right
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
	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 both conservative^[8]^[9] and liberal.^[10]^[11] The party governed the Canary Islands from 1993 to 2019.

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,^[8] 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.^[8]

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)
(CCI), predecessor of the (CCN)
(ATI)

Electoral performance[]

Parliament of the Canary Islands[]

Figures from the 2007 regional election onwards 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–present

Cortes Generales[]

Figures from the 2008 general election onwards 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

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^[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

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[]

^ Compared to the combined totals of Canarian Independent Groups in La Palma and Tenerife, Canarian Initiative and Majorera Assembly in the 1991 regional election.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Compared to Canarian Independent Groups totals in the 1989 general election.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Compared to the combined totals of Canarian Independent Groups, Majorera Assembly and Independent Herrenian Group in the 1989 general election.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Appendix A3: Political Parties" (PDF). European Social Survey (8th ed.). 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original 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.
^ 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Rodgers, Eamonn J. (1999). Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture. New York: CRC. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-415-13187-2.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Angel Smith (2 January 2009). Historical Dictionary of Spain. Scarecrow Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.
^ "Centrists side with Spain's Rajoy but political impasse holds". Reuters. 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
^ Haute, Emilie van; Gauja, Anika (2015-04-24). Party Members and Activists. Routledge. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-317-52431-1.
^ "Variable : R: Party affiliation: Spain (ES_PRTY) — International Social Survey Programme: Family and Changing Gender Roles III - ISSP 2002 — Nesstar Metadata Index". ZACAT. GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. 2002. Retrieved 2021-06-13.

External links[]

(in Spanish) Canarian Coalition official site

[12] Compared to the combined totals of Canarian Independent Groups in La Palma and Tenerife, Canarian Initiative and Majorera Assembly in the 1991 regional election.

[AIC-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b Compared to Canarian Independent Groups totals in the 1989 general election.

[AIC+AM+AHI-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b Compared to the combined totals of Canarian Independent Groups, Majorera Assembly and Independent Herrenian Group in the 1989 general election.

[ESS-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "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.

[Solís2003-3] 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.

[Rodgers_442-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Rodgers, Eamonn J. (1999). Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture. New York: CRC. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-415-13187-2.

[Smith2009-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Angel Smith (2 January 2009). Historical Dictionary of Spain. Scarecrow Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8108-6267-8.

[9] "Centrists side with Spain's Rajoy but political impasse holds". Reuters. 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2021-06-13.

[10] Haute, Emilie van; Gauja, Anika (2015-04-24). Party Members and Activists. Routledge. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-317-52431-1.

[11] "Variable : R: Party affiliation: Spain (ES_PRTY) — International Social Survey Programme: Family and Changing Gender Roles III - ISSP 2002 — Nesstar Metadata Index". ZACAT. GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. 2002. Retrieved 2021-06-13.

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