Caballas Coalition
The Caballas Coalition (Spanish: Coalición Caballas, i.e., Mackerel Coallition) is 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 |
| Merger of | Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta Ceutan Democratic Union |
| Ideology | Regionalism Interculturalism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Equo[1] |
| Colors | Green |
| Assembly of Ceuta | 1 / 25 |
| Website | |
| http://www.caballasceuta.com/ | |
History
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]
References
- 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.
