Caballas Coalition

Caballas Coalition
Coalición Caballas
LeaderMohamed Alí
Founded2011
Dissolved15 October 2021
Merger ofPSPC
UDCE
Succeeded byCeuta Ya!
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Ceutan autonomism
Regionalism
Interculturalism
Progressivism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationEquo[1]
ColorsGreen
Assembly of Ceuta
1 / 25
Website
http://www.caballasceuta.com/

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.

History

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The 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

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Ceuta Assembly

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Ceuta Assembly
Election Votes % Seats +/– Leading candidate Government
2011 4,407 14.32 (#2)
4 / 25
0[a] Mohamed Alí Opposition
2015 3,881 13.27 (#3)
4 / 25
0 Opposition
2019 2,105 6.22 (#5)
1 / 25
3 Opposition

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Municipal election results, 2011/
  3. ^ Matés, P. (2012). Caballas propondrá en el próximo Pleno la creación de la Academia del Árabe Ceutí. Faro de Ceuta.
  4. ^ Testa, G. (2013). El PSOE rompe relaciones con Caballas, formación a la que acusa de estar aliada con el PP. Ceuta Al Día.
  5. ^ Lessey, Paola (15 October 2021). "'Ceuta Ya!' nace para construir sociedad y resolver los problemas". El Faro de Ceuta. Retrieved 31 December 2021.