The Canarian Independent Groups (, AIC) were a Spanish political party based in the Canary Islands that existed from 1985 until its integration in Canarian Coalition.
History The party was founded in 1985 with the name of Federation of Canarian Independent Groups (), consisting of the union of different parties and groupings of insular scope, coming mostly from the former Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD). On 23 April 1986 they changed their name to Canarian Independent Groups. In 1987 it was joined by the Canarian Union of the Centre. The members of AIC were mainly centre-right and insularist political groups.
In 1993, together with the Nationalist Canarian Initiative (ICAN), Majorera Assembly (AM), Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) and Independent Canarian Centre (CCI) it formed Canarian Coalition (CC). However, in 1994, Independents of Fuerteventura (IF) and Lanzarote Independents Group (transformed into the Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)) abandon both Canarian Independent Groups and Canarian Coalition.
It obtained parliamentary representation in the general elections of 1986 and in the ones of 1989. It was dissolved definitively during the Canarian Coalition Congress celebrated in 18–19 May 2005, in which all the integral parties disappeared and CC became unique party.
Members The groups that were members of the party are: Tenerife Group of Independents (, ATI) La Palma Group of Independents (, API) Gomera Group of Independents (, AGI) Independents of Fuerteventura (, IF) Lanzarote Independents Group (, AIL), although this group ended up leaving the organization..
Election results Parliament of the Canary Islands Parliament of the Canary Islands Election Vote % Score Seats +/– Leader Status 1987 134,667 20.1 2nd 11 Manuel Hermoso 1991 157,859 22.7 2nd 5 Manuel Hermoso
Cortes Generales Cortes Generales Election Congress Senate Status Vote % Score Seats +/– Seats +/– 1986 65,664 0.3 16th 1 1 Opposition 1989 64,767 0.3 19th 0 1 Opposition
Election Canary Islands Congress Senate Vote % Score Seats +/– Seats +/– 1986 65,664 9.8 4th 1 1 1989 64,767 9.7 4th 0 1
European Parliament European Parliament Election Total Canary Islands Vote % Score Seats +/– Vote % Score 1987 96,895 0.5 18th — 89,083 14.5 4th 1989 0 57,932 11.1 4th
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