Canarian People's Union

The Canarian People's Union (Spanish: Unión del Pueblo Canario, UPC) was a left-wing nationalist political coalition operating in the Canary Islands. The party aim was self-determination for the islands and socialism. It was a coalition between various political parties and groups, with a communist, pro-independence or nationalist ideology.

Canarian People's Union Unión del Pueblo Canario
Spokesperson	Fernando Sagaseta
Founded	1979 (1979)
Dissolved	1986 (1986)
Ideology	Canarian nationalism Socialism Anti-capitalism Environmentalism Canarian independence (some factions)
Political position	Far-left
Trade union affiliation	Sindicato Obrero Canario (SOC)
Congreso de los Diputados (1979-1982)	1 / 13 [1]
Town councillors in the Canary Islands (1979-1983)	29 / 1,219
Canarian Parliament (1983-1986)	2 / 60 In a coalition with Canarian Assembly
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Members of the coalition

The political parties that formed the Coalition were:

• Communist Party of the Canary Islands (provisional) (PCC(p)), later called Party of the Canarian Revolution.
• Células Comunistas (CC)
• Party of Communist Unification in the Canaries (PUCC), later called Revolutionary Left Movement of the Canarian Archipelago.
• Canarian Assembly (AC)
• Socialist Party of the Canary Islands (PSC), split of the Popular Socialist Party
• Canarian Nationalist Autonomous Confederation (CANC)
• Radicales de Base, linked to the United Canarian People (PCU).

Election results

Congress of Deputies

Year	Votes	Vote % (Canaries)	Seats
1979	58,953	10.76%	1[2]

See also

• Canarian nationalism

References

1. Canarian seats
2. "Fernando Sagaseta". Archived from the original on 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2015-05-17.