| Country: | Spain |
| Abbreviation: | CC or CCa |
| Canarian Coalition | |
| Native Name: | Coalición Canaria |
| General Secretary: | Fernando Clavijo Batlle |
| Foundation: | 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 |
| Regional: | Agreement of Nationalist Unity (2006–2023) |
| National: | Nationalist Coalition (1994–1999) European Coalition (1999–2004) Coalition for Europe (2009–2014) Coalition for Europe (2014–2019) CEUS (since 2019) |
| European: | European Democratic Party |
| Colours: | White, blue, yellow (colours of the Canarian flag) |
| Seats1 Title: | Congress of Deputies (Canarian seats) |
| Seats2 Title: | Spanish Senate (Canarian seats) |
| Seats3 Title: | European Parliament |
| Seats4 Title: | Canarian Parliament |
| Seats5 Title: | Island councils |
| Seats6 Title: | Mayors (2023-2027)[1] |
| Seats7 Title: | Municipal councils (2023-2027) |
The Canarian Coalition (es|Coalición Canaria) is a regionalist[2] [3] and Canarian nationalist[4] political party in Spain operating in the Canary Islands. The party's aim is for greater autonomy for the islands but not independence.[5] Its position has been labeled as centrist[6] and centre-right. 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.
The coalition was formed in February 1993 from a grouping of five parties (the largest being the Canarian Independent Groups) under one banner 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. The coalition became a single party in 2005.[7]
| 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.[8] | |||
| Independents of Fuerteventura (IF) | Fuerteventura | Left in 1994. | |||
| Majorera Assembly (AM) | Fuerteventura | Dissolved in 1995 | |||
| Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) | El Hierro | Left in 2023 | |||
| Election | Leading candidate | Island constituencies | Regional constituency | Seats | +/– | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| 1995 | Manuel Hermoso | 261,424 | 32.80 (#1) | 4 | ||||
| 1999 | Román Rodríguez | 306,658 | 36.93 (#1) | 3 | ||||
| 2003 | Adán Martín | 304,413 | 32.90 (#1) | 1 | ||||
| 2007 | Paulino Rivero | Within CC–PNC | 4 | |||||
| 2011 | Within CC–PNC–CCN | 2 | ||||||
| 2015 | Fernando Clavijo | Within CC–PNC | 3 | |||||
| 2019 | Within CC–PNC | 2 | ||||||
| 2023 | 201,401 | 22.08 (#2) | 175,198 | 19.20 (#3) | 0 | |||
| Cortes Generales | ||||||||||
| Election | Congress | Senate | Leader | Status in legislature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | % | Score | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | ||||
| 1993 | 207,077 | 0.88% | 7th | 3 | 1 | Lorenzo Olarte | Opposition | |||
| 1996 | 220,418 | 0.88% | 6th | 0 | 4 | José Carlos Mauricio | Confidence and supply | |||
| 2000 | 248,261 | 1.07% | 7th | 0 | 4 | Opposition | ||||
| 2004 | 235,221 | 0.91% | 7th | 1 | 2 | Paulino Rivero | ||||
| 2008 | Within CC–PNC | 1 | 3 | Ana Oramas | ||||||
| 2011 | Within CC–NC–PNC | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2015 | Within CC–PNC | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 2016 | Within CC–PNC | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2019 (Apr) | Within CC–PNC | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 2019 (Nov) | Within CC–NC–PNC | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2023 | 116,363 | 0.47% | 11th | 1 | 0 | Cristina Valido García | Confidence and supply | |||
| Election | Canary Islands | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congress | Senate | |||||||
| Vote | % | Score | Seats | +/– | Seats | +/– | ||
| 1993 | 207,077 | 25.58% | 3rd | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1996 | 220,418 | 25.09% | 3rd | 0 | 4 | |||
| 2000 | 248,261 | 29.56% | 2nd | 0 | 4 | |||
| 2004 | 235,221 | 24.33% | 3rd | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2008 | Within CC–PNC | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 2011 | Within CC–NC–PNC | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | Within CC–PNC | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | Within CC–PNC | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 (Apr) | Within CC–PNC | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 (Nov) | Within CC–NC–PNC | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 114,718 | 11.28% | 3rd | 1 | 0 | |||
| European Parliament | ||||||
| Election | Spain | Canary Islands | EP Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | Seats | Vote | % | |||
| 1994 | with CN | 113,677 (#3) | 18.85 | ERA | ||
| 1999 | with CE | 276,186 (#1) | 33.78 | ELDR | ||
| 2004 | with CE | 90,619 (#3) | 16.92 | – | ||
| 2009 | with CEU | 96,297 (#3) | 15.84 | |||
| 2014 | with CEU | 69,601 (#3) | 12.18 | |||
| 2019 | with CEUS | 184,936 (#2) | 20.75 | |||
| 2024 | with CEUS | 70,008 (#4) | 10.29 | |||