National Congress of the Canaries

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National Congress of the Canaries

National Congress of the Canaries (; CNC) is a separatist political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
in the Canary Islands

Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are a Spain archipelago which, in turn, forms one of the Spanish Autonomous Communities and an Outermost Region of the European Union....
, Spain

Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
.

It supports independence

Independence

Independence is the self-government of a nation, country, or state by its residents and population, or some portion thereof, generally exercising sovereignty....
for the Canary Islands. The CNC was founded in 1985 by Antonio Cubillo

Antonio Cubillo

Antonio Cubillo founded the Canary Islands Independence Movement in 1964. This Algiers-based group began a terrorist campaign against Spanish rule in 1976....
, former general secretary of MPAIAC, after Cubillo returned from Algiers

Algiers

Algiers Nicknamed El-Bahdja or Alger la Blanche for the glistening white of its buildings as seen rising up from the sea, Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea....
, where he lived.

CNC achieved representation in a municipal council of the Canary Islands only once, in the 1987 elections.

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National Congress of the Canaries (; CNC) is a separatist political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
in the Canary Islands

Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are a Spain archipelago which, in turn, forms one of the Spanish Autonomous Communities and an Outermost Region of the European Union....
, Spain

Spain

Independence

Antonio Cubillo

Algiers

Arrecife

Arrecife is a city in the Canary Islands situated in the east of the island of Lanzarote of which it has been the capital since 1852. The city gives its name to the nearby international Arrecife Airport....
(Lanzarote

Lanzarote

Lanzarote, a Spain island, is the easternmost of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula....
) and won one seat. In 1991 CNC made a coalition with FREPIC-AWAÑAK

Popular Front of the Canary Islands

The Popular Front of the Canary Islands or FREPIC-AWA?AK is a leftist political party seeking independence from Spain for the Canary Islands....
under the name "Coalición Canarias por la Independencia". However, the CNC obtained less votes than when it had gone to the elections on its own. Presently it doesn't take part in the electoral process of the Canary Islands and it shows few signs of political activity.

The CNC's symbol consists of Berber

Berber languages

The Berber languages are a group of closely related languages spoken in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, as well as by Berber people communities in parts of Niger and Mali....
letter "Z", which is a controversial Canarian symbol. Few Canarians, as the polls show, support Antonio Cubillo's policy of "reverting to Berber roots."

External links

EL GUANCHE, official media organ of the CNC: http://www.elguanche.net/