List of political parties in the Canary Islands

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This article lists political parties in the Canary Islands .

The parties

Most of the Spanish political parties are active in the Canary Islands. In addition are the following regional parties:

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Communist Party of the Canaries</span> Political party in Spain

Communist Party of the Canaries, is the federation of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) in the Canary Islands. The general secretary of PCC is Maria D. Puig Barrios. Its headquarters are in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain</span> Political party in Spain

Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain is a Marxist–Leninist communist party in Spain. PCPE was founded out of the unification of several Marxist-Leninist factions. The youth organization is called the Communist Youth of the Peoples of Spain.

The Party of Communist Unification in the Canaries was a communist party working for the political autonomy of the Canary Islands. PUCC appeared sometime in 1975, and held its first conference in 1978. PUCC originated from OPI a leftist split of the Communist Party of Spain. PUCC worked underground during caudillo Francisco Franco's Spanish State. The leader of PUCC was Paco Tovar Santos, and its internal bulletin was called Comunista ("Communist").

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Popular Front of the Canary Islands</span> Separatist political party in the Canary Islands

The Popular Front of the Canary Islands or FREPIC-AWAÑAK is a marginal leftist political party seeking independence from Spain for the Canary Islands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canarian nationalism</span> Ideology that promotes the interests of the Canarian people, generally against Spain

Canarian nationalism is a political movement that encourages the national consciousness of the Canarian people. The term includes several ideological trends, ranging from a demand for further autonomy within Spain to the right to self-determination.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canarian Nationalist Party</span> Political party in Spain

The Nationalist Canary Party is a nationalist political party in the Canary Islands. Its current headquarters are in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sindicato Obrero Canario</span> Nationalist trade union movement in the Canary Islands

Sindicato Obrero Canario was a nationalist trade union movement in the Canary Islands. It was founded as an underground movement in 1976, under the leadership of the Canarian Communist Party (Provisional). The union was legalized in 1977.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canarian Popular Alternative</span> Political party in Spain

Alternativa Popular Canaria is a Canarian nationalist leftist party founded in 2002, and part of the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional Canario (MLNC). Its creation was spurred by the youth organisation Azarug and several municipal parties, as well as members of various leftist nationalist parties.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canarian Nationalist Alternative</span> Political party in Spain

Canarian Nationalist Alternative is a Canarian left-wing nationalist political party, born in 2006 after a split of the People's Alternative for the Canary Islands (APC).

Unidad del Pueblo is a Canary Islands left-wing nationalist party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1983 Canarian regional election</span> Regional election in the Canary Islands, Spain

The 1983 Canarian regional election was held on Sunday, 8 May 1983, to elect the 1st Parliament of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. All 60 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canarian People's Union</span> Political party

The Canarian People's Union was a left-wing nationalist political coalition operating in the Canary Islands. The party aim was self-determination for the islands and socialism. It was a coalition between various political parties and groups, with a communist, pro-independence or nationalist ideology.

Communist Cells was a Marxist-Leninist and left-wing nationalist political organization operating in the Canary Islands. The party aim was self-determination for the islands and socialism.

Canarian Assembly 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.

The Canarian United People was a left-wing nationalist political coalition operating in the Canary Islands. The party aim was self-determination for the islands and socialism. It was a coalition between various political parties and groups, with a communist, pro-independence or nationalist ideology. The coalition received the support of the MPAIAC.

Communist Party of the Canary Islands (provisional) (Spanish: Partido Comunista Canario-provisional, PCC(p)), later Party of the Canarian Revolution (Spanish: Partido de la Revolución Canaria), PRC) was a Marxist-Leninist and Canarian nationalist political party operating in the Canary Islands. The party aim was self-determination for the islands and socialism.

The Agreement of Nationalist Unity, frequently known under the name of its constituent parties, Canarian Coalition–Canarian Nationalist Party, was a permanent Canarian nationalist alliance formed by Canarian Coalition (CC) and Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) in 2006 ahead of the 2007 Canarian regional election. The alliance has been renewed several times, in 2011, 2013 and 2018. For the 2011 and November 2019 general elections it was joined by New Canaries (NC). The alliance was dissolved in 2023, with the PNC arguing that the CC had now « nothing of nationalist »

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ahora Canarias</span> Political party in Spain

Canary Islands Now is a left-wing and Canarian separatist electoral alliance founded in February 2019 in order to compete in the 2019 Spanish general election and the Canarian regional election of that same year. The alliance is formed by three parties: Canarian Nationalist Alternative, National Congress of the Canaries and the Unity of the People.