Coalición Canaria (CC) is strengthening its territorial strategy in 2025 with a firm commitment to strong leadership in the archipelago's most dynamic municipalities. In this new role, Alejandro Marichal is consolidating his position as one of the most relevant figures of Canarian nationalism in southern Gran Canaria. The mayor of Mogán, Onalia Bueno, and the former councilor of Nueva Canarias, Samuel Henríquez, were present at the CC congress in Gran Canaria this weekend. The current first deputy mayor of San Bartolomé de Tirajana and leader of CC in Maspalomas has been appointed to assume the position of Deputy Secretary of Municipal Policies within the renewed Island Executive of CC in Gran Canaria, proposed by Pablo Rodríguez, who seeks to revalidate his leadership at the island congress held this Saturday, May 17. Gilberto Moreno, director of Puertos Canarios, is the other key person in structuring CC's roots on the island, alongside Marichal.
Marichal represents an emerging profile within CC: a municipalist, manager, and deeply rooted in one of the Canary Islands' tourism powerhouses. Under his political leadership, CC has gained presence and prominence in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, breaking the traditional monopoly of local forces such as AV (Association of Autonomous Communities) and PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party). With a political line of integrative and realistic nationalism, Alejandro Marichal has earned the respect of his governing partners and has been instrumental in opening channels of dialogue with new municipalist parties. His figure is seen as a bridge between CC's organizational apparatus and new local allies seeking visibility and real political clout. Rodríguez's proposal, which includes Marichal as Deputy Secretary of Municipal Policies, seeks to forge a strong regional network in Gran Canaria. For the first time, parties such as La Fortaleza (Santa Lucía), CCD (Telde), and the Santa Brígida Neighborhood Platform will have seats on the Island Executive Committee.
Marichal will be a key player in the political coordination committee that CC will launch with all these forces, with the goal of building a stable and structured alliance beyond electoral circumstances. "We need to organize ourselves better and bring together more groups that share the common interest in defending this land," Rodríguez stated. Sources close to Marichal emphasize that his goal is not only to consolidate CC's influence in the south, but also to turn Maspalomas into an exportable model of effective and communicative nationalist governance. His appointment to the new Island Executive strengthens his profile as one of the party's future leaders. In a context where Canarian nationalism is redefining itself and seeking to overcome fragmentation, Marichal brings institutional vision, management experience, and a capacity for dialogue with public and private stakeholders. CC's national leadership sees him as a political figure with regional reach.
The advance of CC in the south of the island coincides with the deepening crisis of Nueva Canarias (NC), which has seen leaders such as Óscar Hernández (Agüimes) and Teodoro Sosa (Gáldar) break with the party. While NC faces a decisive congress in July, CC is committed to inclusion and acceptance. "While some expel, others welcome," said Pablo Rodríguez this week. In this logic of acceptance, Alejandro Marichal represents the visible face of a CC open to understanding, pragmatic in its management, and with a firm nationalist ambition. In 2025, Alejandro Marichal embodies the renewal of nationalism in the south of Gran Canaria. His appointment as Island Deputy Secretary for Municipal Policies is not just an internal gesture, but a strategic commitment by Coalición Canaria to strengthen its structure from key municipalities. Maspalomas thus becomes the spearhead of a new era, where CC seeks to unite the local and national, consolidating a political project that combines identity, management, and territorial power.
