Drago Project
Political party in Spain
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Drago Canarias is a political party of the Canary Islands that originated from the sociopolitical association Project Drago. The association was founded on 24 October 2022, and its registration in the Ministry of the Interior’s Register of Political Parties was formalized on 16 December 2022.[1]
Drago Canarias Drago Canarias | |
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| Abbreviation | DRAGO |
| Leader | Alberto Rodríguez Rodríguez |
| Founder | Alberto Rodríguez Rodríguez |
| Founded | 24 October 2022 |
| Ideology | Canarian nationalism Ecologism Feminism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Sumar (since 2023) |
| Colours | Black Yellow Dark Green |
| Canarian Parliament | 0 / 70 |
| Website | |
| dragocanarias.com | |
The party stood in Spain’s 2023 regional elections, the Island Councils elections, and the 2023 local elections[2][3][4][5][6] as part of the Drago Verdes Canarias electoral coalition, together with Verdes Equo and Los Verdes, winning two seats on the La Laguna city council.
In Spain’s 2023 general election, it ran within the Sumar coalition,[7] taking the top two positions on the coalition’s lists in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife constituency and the third position in the Las Palmas constituency.
Background
On 20 January 2021, the Supreme Court of Spain indicted Rodríguez for an alleged crime of attack against authority and misdemeanor or misdemeanor injury for incidents that occurred in 2014.[8] The high court began the procedure once the Congress of Deputies accepted the request requested in December 2020.[9] In October 2021, he was convicted of attacking authority, having to pay a fine of 540 euros in compensation for avoiding imprisonment and being disqualified from holding public office.[10] He was disqualified as a deputy on October 22, 2021, after a few weeks of controversy between the Supreme Court and the Congress of Deputies.[11] On October 23, he announced that he was leaving Podemos.[12]
In January 2023, Rodríguez announced that the party had joined the Más País coalition of left-wing and regionalist parties.[13]
Coalition(s)
During February 2023 the party formed a coalition comprised by four parties.[14][15] However, in the following month, Canaries Now left the alliance.[16]
| Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Drago Canaries Party (DRG) | ||
| Greens Equo (Verdes Equo) | ||
| Canaries Now (Ahora Canarias) | Left in March 2023. | |
| The Greens–Greens Federation (LV) | ||
Ideology
Electoral performance
Parliament of the Canary Islands
| Election | Island constituencies | Regional constituency | Seats | +/– | Government | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| 2023 | 27,916 | 3.2 (#7) | 29,504 | 3.4 (#6) | 0 / 70 |
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