The Caballas Coalition (Spanish: Coalición Caballas, i.e., Mackerel Coalition) was a left-wing regionalist party in the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta in north Africa.
Caballas Coalition Coalición Caballas | |
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| Leader | Mohamed Alí |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Dissolved | 15 October 2021 |
| Merger of | PSPC UDCE |
| Succeeded by | Ceuta Ya! |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Ceutan autonomism Regionalism Interculturalism Progressivism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Equo[1] |
| Colors | Green |
| Assembly of Ceuta | 1 / 25 |
| Website | |
| http://www.caballasceuta.com/ | |
History
editThe party formed for the 2011 election as a merger between the Ceutan Democratic Union (UDCE) and the Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta (PSPC). The coalition won 4,404 votes (14.34%) in the 2011 elections, earning 4 of the 25 seats in the Ceuta Assembly, making it the second-largest party after the People's Party (PP).[2] The coalition aims for the official recognition of Moroccan Arabic in Ceuta.[3] The coalition, through its two member-parties, was endorsed with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) until July 2013. The split came from differences of opinion over controversial comments towards women, made by a local Muslim cleric.[4]
On 15 October 2021, the coalition announced its transformation into a platform called Ceuta Ya! (Ceuta Now!).[5]
Election results
editCeuta Assembly
edit| Ceuta Assembly | |||||||
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Leading candidate | Government | |
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| 2011 | 4,407 | 14.32 (#2) | 4 / 25
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Mohamed Alí | Opposition | |
| 2015 | 3,881 | 13.27 (#3) | 4 / 25
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Opposition | ||
| 2019 | 2,105 | 6.22 (#5) | 1 / 25
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Opposition | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Compared to the combined totals of the Ceutan Democratic Union–United Left of Ceuta and the Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta in the 2007 election.
References
edit- ^ A. Q. (24 May 2013). "Los ecosocialistas de Equo y Caballas ultiman la firma de un acuerdo de colaboración". El Faro de Ceuta. Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ Municipal election results, 2011/
- ^ Matés, P. (2012). Caballas propondrá en el próximo Pleno la creación de la Academia del Árabe Ceutí. Faro de Ceuta.
- ^ Testa, G. (2013). El PSOE rompe relaciones con Caballas, formación a la que acusa de estar aliada con el PP. Ceuta Al Día.
- ^ Lessey, Paola (15 October 2021). "'Ceuta Ya!' nace para construir sociedad y resolver los problemas". El Faro de Ceuta. Retrieved 31 December 2021.