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| Nueva Canarias | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nueva Canarias |
| Native name | Nueva Canarias |
| Leader | Collective leadership |
| Foundation | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
| Position | Centre-left to centre |
| Country | Spain |
Nueva Canarias is a Canary Islands political party formed in 2005 that advocates for Canarian interests within the Spanish state and the European Union. It operates primarily in Gran Canaria and across the Canary Islands, engaging in regional parliaments, municipal councils, and intergovernmental forums. The party positions itself among autonomist and social-democratic forces, interacting with national parties and regional movements in Spain and Europe.
Nueva Canarias emerged in 2005 from a split with the Canarian Coalition after internal disagreements involving personalities linked to the Canary Islands autonomist tradition, including figures associated with Gran Canaria municipal politics and Canary Islands insular cabildos. Early years saw alliances and electoral pacts with groups and leaders active in the regional scene, negotiating competition with Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, People's Party, and regional formations such as Canarian Coalition, Canarian Nationalist Party, and Amuenty. The party participated in successive elections for the Parliament of the Canary Islands, the Congress of Deputies, and the European Parliament while engaging with institutions like the Cabildo de Gran Canaria and municipal councils in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and other municipalities. Nueva Canarias has been involved in legislative initiatives concerning the Statute of Autonomy of the Canary Islands and debates on fiscal and special tax regime issues vis‑à‑vis the Spanish Constitution and European Union directives.
Nueva Canarias articulates a platform rooted in Canarian autonomism, social democracy, and progressive centrism, aligning with policy concerns addressed by parties such as Socialist International affiliates and regionalist formations across Spain. Its program emphasizes special tax and fiscal measures related to the EU fiscal frameworks, transport links to the African Union neighborhood, renewable energy initiatives inspired by projects in Iberian Peninsula archipelagos, and social policies comparable to those advocated by Progressive Alliance members. The party defends the Canary Islands' status under the Statute of Autonomy of the Canary Islands while proposing reforms comparable to those discussed in forums like the Conference on the Future of Europe and aligning occasionally with positions of Podemos on territorial investment and with PSOE on welfare measures.
The organizational structure includes local assemblies in municipalities such as Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and organizational organs engaging representatives to sit in bodies like the Parliament of the Canary Islands and the Cabildo de Gran Canaria. Leadership has featured notable personalities from Gran Canaria political life who have served as deputies to the Cortes Generales, councilors in municipal ayuntamientos, and members of insular cabildos. The party has liaised with trade unions and social movements active in the islands, including organizations with ties to historical figures from Canary Islands autonomy debates and contemporary actors in the Canary Islands labour movement.
Nueva Canarias has contested elections to the Parliament of the Canary Islands, the Congress of Deputies, the Senate, and municipal elections in cities like Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Telde. It has achieved representation in the Parliament of the Canary Islands and occasional seats in the Cortes Generales, competing with national parties such as People's Party and Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, and with regional competitors like Canarian Coalition and Nueva Canarias-aligned local lists. The party's vote shares have fluctuated across election cycles amid pacts with formations including United Left, Canarian Nationalist Party, and other municipal coalitions.
Representatives from Nueva Canarias have held positions in the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, municipal governments in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and other island municipalities, and have participated in regional parliamentary committees addressing transport, tourism, fisheries, and insular infrastructure. The party has negotiated participation in island administrations and influenced policy on issues tied to the Special Canary Islands Fiscal Regime, port and airport management connected to Gran Canaria Airport and Tenerife South–Reina Sofía Airport, and inter-island transport subsidies pursuant to regulations of the Ministry of Territorial Policy.
Nueva Canarias has formed electoral pacts and governing agreements with parties like Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, United Left, and local citizen platforms in coalition arrangements for municipal and regional governance. It has also competed against and negotiated with the Canarian Coalition, engaged with national parliamentary groups in the Cortes Generales, and coordinated on specific initiatives with entities active in the European Committee of the Regions and transnational networks focused on outermost regions such as stakeholders connected to the Outermost Regions of the European Union.
The party has faced criticism and controversy over coalition choices, policy compromises with national parties, and internal disputes reminiscent of broader tensions in Canary Islands politics involving figures associated with the Canarian Coalition split. Media outlets in Canary Islands media and national press have reported disputes over candidate lists, alliances for municipal control, and positions on fiscal transfers linked to debates in the Congress of Deputies and regional parliaments. Critics from rival parties including People's Party and Canarian Coalition have challenged Nueva Canarias on questions of political identity, while some social movements have questioned its stances on austerity and public services.
Category:Political parties in the Canary Islands Category:Social democratic parties in Spain Category:Political parties established in 2005