The Canarian Coalition (CC) in Gran Canaria concluded 2025 with its Island Political Council, reaffirming a significant organizational expansion that lays the groundwork for more cohesive leadership on the island, as highlighted by the leader of the Canarian nationalist party in the south of the island, Alejandro Marichal. The party celebrates having surpassed 2.300 members and established a presence in sixteen municipalities, figures that not only consolidate the nationalist project but also strengthen its capacity to forge unity across the archipelago.
In anticipation of a possible snap election in 2026, CC Gran Canaria has taken a firm step towards unifying its forces, approving the strategic framework for nationalist convergence and creating a commission tasked with initiating formal talks with other political groups. The island's general secretary, Pablo Rodríguez, emphasizes that this growth is not accidental. It is the result of a territorial expansion strategy that has effectively penetrated population centers outside the capital, with the southern and southeastern basin of Gran Canaria being a fundamental pillar in reaching the figure of 16 municipalities with their own structure or a consolidated alliance.
The increased territorial presence of CC is seen as key to exercising the "responsible leadership" that Rodríguez advocates. Its strength in municipalities in the South and Southeast, vital to the island's tourism economy and population growth, allows CC to overcome traditional political centralism and guarantee the genuine territorial balance the party promotes. This organic drive in areas of high demographic and economic activity is fundamental to expanding its social base.
The principles approved by the Council are precisely aimed at a "cohesive, balanced Gran Canaria with responsible leadership," a goal that is only achievable when political influence extends beyond the metropolitan area of Las Palmas.
Pablo Rodríguez has positioned CC as the "historic and structured force" capable of forging this unity "with serenity, experience, and responsibility." The strategic objective is clear: to guarantee a single Canarian voice in Madrid, capable of transforming votes into a "real negotiating tool" in the Spanish Parliament. This unity effort seeks to present a solid front in defense of the islands' interests, the REF (Economic and Fiscal Regime), and the strengthening of regional powers in critical areas such as housing, energy, and water security.
The island organization, which also celebrated the election of the new youth secretariat with Etna Alegría at the helm, concludes the year with a message for the future: territorial expansion, driven by new leadership emerging in municipal structures, is the necessary foundation for Gran Canaria to be a pillar of stability within the common archipelago project.
