National Congress of the Canaries

The National Congress of the Canaries (Spanish: Congreso Nacional de las Canarias; CNC) is a separatist political party in the Canary Islands, Spain.

National Congress of the Canaries

Congreso Nacional de las Canarias (CNC)
FounderAntonio Cubillo
Founded1985 (1985)
NewspaperEl Guanche
Youth wingJuventudes del Congreso Nacional de Canarias
IdeologyCanarian nationalism
Berberism
Separatism
Euroscepticism
Pacifism
Anti-colonialism
National affiliationAhora Repúblicas
Regional affiliationAhora Canarias[1]
Website
cnc-mpaiac.page.tl

Ideology and goals

CNC supports independence for the Canary Islands. The CNC was founded in 1986 by Antonio Cubillo, former general secretary of MPAIAC, after Cubillo returned from Algiers, where he lived.[2] The CNC's symbol consists of Berber letter "Z",[3] reflecting Antonio Cubillo's policy of "reverting to Berber roots." However, as the polls show, few Canarians support the history of violent actions of Antonio Cubillo's movement.[4]

History

The CNC achieved representation in a municipal council of the Canary Islands only once, in the 1987 elections. It won 819 votes (6.47%) in the municipality of Arrecife (Lanzarote) and won one seat. In 1991, the CNC made a coalition with FREPIC-AWAÑAK under the name "Coalición Canarias por la Independencia". However, the CNC obtained fewer votes than when it had gone to the elections on its own. Presently it does not take part in the electoral process of the Canary Islands and it shows few signs of political activity.

The youth wing of the National Congress of the Canaries became the group that is today known as Azarug. In 1992 Azarug split from the CNC party and initiated its own course. Finally in January 2009 the National Congress of the Canaries formed a new youth section under the name Juventudes del Congreso Nacional de Canarias (JCNC).[5]

See also

References
  1. EFE (2019). Nace Ahora Canarias "para conseguir la liberación del pueblo canario". La Provincia.
  2. Rodgers, Eamonn J. (1999). Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture. CRC Press. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-415-13187-2.
  3. Coat of Arms
  4. (in Spanish) Canarias 7. Política. La República debuta con rechazo
  5. Las JCNC muestran su solidaridad con Azarug Archived 2013-08-01 at the Wayback Machine


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