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Drago Canarias rules out any pact with far-right parties

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Drago Canarias says its only red line is the far-right

Drago Canarias is willing to talk to anyone who can govern to improve the Canary Islands, but it will not sit down with the far-right. That was the message from the party’s national spokesperson, Carmen Peña, when asked about comments in which the president of the Tenerife Cabildo, Rosa Dávila (Coalición Canaria), said she was open to reaching an agreement with Alberto Rodríguez’s party.

Speaking in an interview on RNE Canarias, Peña stressed that the only red line for Drago Canarias is the far-right. “We are not going to sit down and talk with fascist and far-right formations because they undermine our society and our democracy. But with the rest of the organisations, we are very willing to talk and listen to their proposals, no problem at all,” she said.

Surprise at the fuss over Dávila’s remarks

The Drago national spokesperson expressed surprise at the commotion caused by Dávila’s statements. “There is a reality in the archipelago: Coalición Canaria governs with the PSOE in La Laguna; with the PP in Santa Cruz de Tenerife; with the PP, Podemos and Sí Se Puede in Puerto de la Cruz; with Nueva Canarias in Ingenio, and with Vox in municipalities such as Arona and Teguise. There are other formations that do govern directly with CC, and the only formation being singled out is Drago Canarias, which strikes us very forcefully,” she said.

According to Peña, when Drago Canarias had the opportunity to bring about change in a key municipality such as La Laguna, it rejected governing with CC and instead explored a progressive pact with the PSOE and other left-wing forces. The party spokesperson maintains that the traditional forces preferred a far more pliable partner at that time rather than taking on commitments such as declaring the municipality a stressed rental area.

No talks on 2027 until the year begins

Peña confirmed that her party will not enter negotiations ahead of the 2027 elections until the start of that same year. “We are in a phase of growth for our expansive organisation, making our project take root, working with members across practically the whole archipelago, and we believe what matters ahead of the elections is a programme-based proposal. And for us a programme-based proposal is put together properly, thinking things through, talking to the public, to the movement’s members, to social movements, to anyone who wants to take part,” she said.

The Drago Canarias spokesperson hopes the Canarian left can go into the regional and local elections as strong as possible. “A real alternative is needed to the traditional parties, which do nothing but make proposals, lie, turn things upside down and disappoint the public,” Peña said in the radio interview.

Calls for self-criticism over the progressive pact

In her view, there is a great lack of self-criticism on the left regarding governance. Peña criticised the management of the progressive pact that governed the Canary Islands in the previous term. “Where are all those housing measures from that progressive government? Where is the restriction on property purchases by foreigners? Did the rise alleviate empty housing? The social shield? The measures to protect the territory? The halting of mega-projects such as Cuna del Alma? Where were all those measures? They were not there. You have to be a little self-critical first when you are governing and you don’t get things done,” she concluded.

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