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.

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/

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.