List of political parties in the Canary Islands
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Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
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The parties

Most of the Spanish political parties are active in the Canary Islands. In addition are the following regional parties: * People's Alternative for the Canary Islands (''Alternativa Popular Canaria'') *
Azarug Azarug Is a leftist youth organization of the Canary Islands founded in 1992 that seeks the independence of the archipelago. It defines itself as a leftist revolutionary pro-independence organization. Its principles include anti-imperialism, ...
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Canarian Assembly Canarian Assembly ( es, Asamblea Canaria, AC) was a left-wing nationalist political party operating in the Canary Islands. The party aims were self-determination The right of a people to self-determination is a cardinal principle in modern inte ...
(''Asamblea Canaria'') * Canarian Coalition (''Coalición Canaria'') *
Canary Islands Independence Movement The Canary Islands Independence Movement (CIIM), also known as the Movement for the Independence and Self-determination of the Canaries Archipelago ( es, Movimiento por la Autodeterminación e Independencia del Archipiélago Canario, MPAIAC), was ...
(''Movimiento por la Autodeterminación e Independencia del Archipiélago Canario'') * Canarian Nationalist Alternative (''Alternativa Nacionalista Canaria'') *
Canarian Nationalist Party The Nationalist Canary Party (PNC) is a nationalist political party in the Canary Islands. Its current headquarters are in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife. Precedents The first PNC (CNP) was founded in Havana, Cuba on 30 January 1924, by Jose G ...
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Canarian People's Union The Canarian People's Union ( es, Unión del Pueblo Canario, UPC) 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 variou ...
(''Unión del Pueblo Canario'') * Canarian United Left * Communist Cells (''Células Comunistas'') *
Communist Party of the Canaries Communist Party of the Canaries (in Spanish: ''Partido Comunista de Canarias'', PCC), 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 Sant ...
(''Partido Comunista de Canarias'') * Democratic Arucasian Union (''Unión Aruquense Democrática'') * Inekaren (''Organización Revolucionaria de Jóvenes Canarios Los Alzados'') *
National Congress of the Canaries The National Congress of the Canaries ( es, Congreso Nacional de las Canarias; CNC) is a separatist political party in the Canary Islands, Spain. Ideology and goals CNC supports independence for the Canary Islands. The CNC was founded in 1986 by A ...
(''Congreso Nacional de Canarias'') * New Canarias (''Nueva Canarias'') *
Party of Communist Unification in the Canaries The Party of Communist Unification in the Canaries ( es, Partido de Unificación Comunista en Canarias) was a communist party working for the political autonomy of the Canary Islands. PUCC appeared sometime in 1975, and held its first conference in ...
(''Partido de Unificación Comunista en Canarias'') *
Popular Front of the Canary Islands The Popular Front of the Canary Islands ( es, Frente Popular de las Islas Canarias) or FREPIC-AWAÑAK is a marginal leftist political party seeking independence from Spain for the Canary Islands. FREPIC-AWAÑAK was formed by merging minority C ...
(''Frente Popular de las Islas Canarias'') * Socialist Canarian Party (''Partido Canario Socialista'') * Unity of the People (''Unidad del Pueblo'')


See also

* List of political parties by country {{Africa in topic, List of political parties in
Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
Political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...