Ahora Canarias

Ahora Canarias
Founded	February 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)
Merger of	ANC CNC UP
Ideology	Canarian independence Socialism
Political position	Left-wing to far-left
National affiliation	Ahora Repúblicas (since 2019)
Regional affiliation	Drago Project (2023)
Slogan	#UnidadIndependista
Website
ahoracanarias.org
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Ahora Canarias is a Canarian pro-independence federation of parties. It was launched on 8 February 2019 as an electoral coalition bringing together Alternativa Nacionalista Canaria (ANC) and Unidad del Pueblo (UP), among others, and later reorganised itself as a federation of parties in 2020. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Ahora Canarias emerged from a push for unity among Canarian pro-independence forces. On 8 February 2019 the coalition was presented in Tenerife; its early public spokespeople cited ANC and UP among the core organisations, with the process also involving the Congreso Nacional de Canarias (CNC). ^[1]

For the April 2019 Spanish general election and the 2019 Canarian regional election, the coalition ran lists in the Canary Islands. For the 2019 European election it participated inside the multi-party alliance Ahora Repúblicas led by ERC, EH Bildu and the BNG. ^[3]

On 21 July 2020 the organisation announced it would cease to operate as a mere electoral coalition and constitute itself as a federation of parties, maintaining ANC and UP as its constituent members. ^[2]

Ahead of the 2023 local and regional elections, Ahora Canarias initially joined the green-left platform Drago Verdes Canarias but withdrew on 7 March 2023, criticising the coalition’s internal dynamics. ^[4] In April 2023 it announced a joint electoral ticket with the Partido Comunista del Pueblo Canario (PCPC) for municipal, island council and regional contests. ^{[5] [6]}

Ideology and platform

Ahora Canarias situates itself within the Canarian pro-independence movement and frames its programme in socialist, ecological and feminist terms, with anticolonial and anti-imperialist positions expressed in its communications and allied media. ^{[7] [8]}

Youth

The organisation’s youth wing is Ahul! – Juventudes Ahora Canarias, active since at least 2021. ^[9]

Election results

Local elections 2023

Municipality	Votes	%	Seats
Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	515	0,33%	0
Santa Lucía de Tirajana	458	1,67%	0
Agüimes	121	0,82%	0
Telde	93	0,20%	0
Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife	235	0,26%	0
Los Realejos	421	2,01%	0

Cortes Generales

Constituency	Votes	%	Notes
April 2019
Las Palmas	1,263	0.23%
Santa Cruz de Tenerife	1,774	0.34%
Canary Islands	3,037	0.29%
November 2019
Las Palmas	1.110	0.23%
Santa Cruz de Tenerife	922	0.20%
Canary Islands	2,032	0.21%
2023
Las Palmas	868	0.16%	In a coalition with the PCPE
Santa Cruz de Tenerife	772	0.15%
Canary Islands	1.640	0.16%

Parlamento de Canarias 2019

Constituency	Votes	%
Canary Islands at-large	3,163	0.36%
El Hierro	-	-
Fuerteventura	-	-
Gran Canaria	1,113	0.31%
La Gomera	-	-
La Palma	-	-
Lanzarote	176	0.37%
Tenerife	1,226	0.32%

Parlamento de Canarias 2023

Constituency	Votes	%
Canary Islands at-large	2,156	0.25%
El Hierro	-	-
Fuerteventura	-	-
Gran Canaria	1,250	0.36%
La Gomera	-	-
La Palma	-	-
Lanzarote	-	-
Tenerife	856	0.23%

European Parliament elections

Constituency	Year	Votes	%	Misc.
Canary Islands	2019	2.460	0,27%	Under the banner ANC–UP–Ahora Repúblicas
	2024	1,790	0.26%

References

1. Brunat, David (15 February 2019). "La nueva vida de los 'indepes' canarios: unidos, reforzados y aliados con la ANC". El Confidencial (in Spanish).
2. "Ahora Canarias decide abandonar la coalición Drago Verde Canarias". Onda Guanche (in Spanish). 7 March 2023. La Federación de partidos Ahora Canarias...
3. "Coaliciones electorales válidamente constituidas (European elections, 26 May 2019): C5. AHORA REPÚBLICAS". Junta Electoral Central (in Spanish). 2019.
4. "Ahora Canarias abandona la coalición Drago Verdes Canarias por convertirse en un "puro reparto de sillones"". Canarias Ahora (eldiario.es) (in Spanish). 7 March 2023.
5. "Ahora Canarias y PCPC concurrirán juntos a las elecciones". Canarias7 (in Spanish). 10 April 2023.
6. "Candidaturas proclamadas a las elecciones al Parlamento de Canarias 2023 (coaliciones)". Junta Electoral Central (in Spanish). 2023.
7. Brunat, David (15 February 2019). "La nueva vida de los 'indepes' canarios: unidos, reforzados y aliados con la ANC". El Confidencial (in Spanish).
8. "Ahul!, Juventudes de AHORA CANARIAS, contra la destrucción y el avasallamiento en el norte de África". La casa de mi tía (in Spanish). 28 August 2021.
9. "Ahul! Juventudes de Ahora Canarias (statement)". La casa de mi tía (in Spanish). 28 August 2021.