Canarian Assembly

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Canarian Assembly
Asamblea Canaria
Founded1982 (1982)
Dissolved1987 (1987)
Merger ofFederación Autogestionaria de Asociaciones de Vecinos de Gran Canaria (FAAVGC)
Ideology Canarian nationalism
Socialism
Workers' self-management
Environmentalism
Antimilitarism
Direct democracy [1]
Political position Left-wing
Trade union affiliation Sindicato Obrero Canario (SOC)
Canarian Parliament (1983-1987)
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Mayors in the Canary Islands (1983-1987)
Town councillors in the Canary Islands (1983-1987)
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Canarian Assembly (Spanish : Asamblea Canaria, AC) was a left-wing nationalist political party operating in the Canary Islands. The party aims were self-determination for the islands, workers' self-management and socialism.

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History

AC was born 1982, from the Federación Autogestionaria de Asociaciones de Vecinos de Gran Canaria (Self-managed Federation of Neighborhood Associations of Gran Canaria). AC was a Canarian nationalist and self-management socialist force. In the general elections of 1982 AC joined a coalition with the Communist Party of the Canaries (PCC-PCE). The coalition was known as Canarian Assembly-Canarian Coordination, gaining only the 2.87% of the vote in the Islands.

In the local elections of 1983 AC gained 30 town councillors and the mayorships of Telde and Santa Lucía de Tirajana, [2] gaining the 3.32% of the vote. The same year the first ever Canarian elections were held. AC made a coalition with the Canarian People's Union for this elections, gaining the 8.42% of the vote and seats in the Canarian Parliament.

In 1986 AC made a new coalition with the Canarian Nationalist Left (INC). In the 1987 Canarian elections the coalition got 46,229 votes (6.96%) and 2 seats. After the elections INC and AC merged, forming the Canarian Nationalist Assembly.

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References

  1. Nacionalismo canario: pasado, presente y ¿futuro?
  2. "Ministerio del Interior. Infoelectoral". Archived from the original on 2016-06-26. Retrieved 2015-10-03.