Canarian Independent Groups

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Canarian Independent Groups
Agrupaciones Independientes de Canarias
Founded1985
Dissolved1993
Succeeded by Canarian Coalition
HeadquartersC/ Galcerán, 7-9 Edif. El Drago, Santa Cruz de Tenerife [1]
Ideology Regionalism
Canarian nationalism
Political position Centre-right

The Canarian Independent Groups (Spanish : Agrupaciones Independientes de Canarias, AIC) were a Spanish political party based in the Canary Islands that existed from 1985 until its integration in Canarian Coalition. [2]

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History

The party was founded in 1985 with the name of Federation of Canarian Independent Groups (Spanish : Federación de Agrupaciones Independientes de Canarias), consisting of the union of different parties and groupings of insular scope, coming mostly from the former Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD). On 23 April 1986 they changed their name to Canarian Independent Groups. In 1987 it was joined by the Canarian Union of the Centre. The members of AIC were mainly centre-right and insularist political groups. [3]

In 1993, together with the Nationalist Canarian Initiative (ICAN), Majorera Assembly (AM), Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) and Independent Canarian Centre (CCI) it formed Canarian Coalition (CC). However, in 1994, Independents of Fuerteventura (IF) and Lanzarote Independents Group (transformed into the Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)) abandon both Canarian Independent Groups and Canarian Coalition.

It obtained parliamentary representation in the general elections of 1986 and in the ones of 1989. It was dissolved definitively during the Canarian Coalition Congress celebrated in 18–19 May 2005, in which all the integral parties disappeared and CC became unique party. [4]

Members

The groups that were members of the party are: [5]

Election results

Parliament of the Canary Islands

Parliament of the Canary Islands
ElectionVote %ScoreSeats+/–LeaderStatus
1987 134,66720.12nd
11 / 60
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 11 Manuel Hermoso Opposition
1991 157,85922.72nd
16 / 60
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 5 Manuel Hermoso Opposition

Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales
ElectionCongressSenateStatus
Vote %ScoreSeats+/–Seats+/–
1986 65,6640.316th
1 / 350
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1
1 / 208
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1Opposition
1989 64,7670.319th
1 / 350
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
2 / 208
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1Opposition
ElectionCanary Islands
CongressSenate
Vote %ScoreSeats+/–Seats+/–
1986 65,6649.84th
1 / 13
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1
1 / 11
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1
1989 64,7679.74th
1 / 14
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 0
2 / 11
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg 1

European Parliament

European Parliament
ElectionTotalCanary Islands
Vote %ScoreSeats+/–Vote %Score
1987 96,8950.518th
0 / 60
89,08314.54th
1989 w. Nationalist Coalition
0 / 60
Arrow Blue Right 001.svg 057,93211.14th

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References

  1. Ministerio del Interior de España. "Registro de Partidos Políticos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. José Adrián García Rojas. "¿Un viaje de ida y vuelta? la difícil articulación entre isla y nación de Coalición Canaria (1993-2009)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. "Sumamos, luego existimos (¿AIC bis?)". Canarias Ahora (in Spanish). 19 April 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. Pardellas, Juan Manuel (30 May 2005). "Coalición Canaria reelige a Rivero con el 99% de los votos". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. "Agrupaciones Independientes de Canarias". Fundación Juan March (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2016.