Key figures such as Pedro Sánchez, Alberto Núñez Feijoo, and Santiago Abascal will not appear on ballots in the Canary Islands for the upcoming elections on 29 November. Residents will have the task of deciding who will represent them in the Spanish Parliament over the next four years, amidst a confusing array of electoral coalitions.
The official candidate list for the general elections was published on 3 November, revealing that four contenders will vie for the Senate seat from Fuerteventura. Meanwhile, 14 candidates will compete for the eight parliamentary seats in the province of Las Palmas.
Three Majorera Candidates for the Senate
Current PSOE senator Paloma Hernández Cerezo is seeking re-election against challengers María Esther Hernández Marrero from the PP, Nuria Cabrera Méndez from Asamblea Majorera-Coalición Canaria, and Rubén Reyes Gutiérrez from Unidad del Pueblo Canario (UPC). Hernández has held her position since 2019 and aims for a third term, while Hernández Marrero has previously served as a senator in 2018.
Cabrera is the current Minister of Economy and Promotion for the Cabildo and represents the nationalist candidacy of AM-CC. Reyes is a civil servant in education and president of the social association Futuro Isleño Acción Social, marking UPC’s significant new entry into the race.
Four Majorera Candidates for Congress in Las Palmas
Fuerteventura shares an electoral constituency with Gran Canaria and Lanzarote for the Congress of Deputies. Among the 14 candidate lists, only the major parties include representatives from Fuerteventura: PSOE, PP, and the coalition of Municipalistas Primero Canarias and Coalición Canaria.
The PSOE has placed Pedro Sosa, a former regional MP, fourth on their list, alongside Dolores Corujo, the coalition leader. The PP has nominated Clara Peña Pérez, a councillor in Puerto del Rosario, as well as José Vicente Calero Saavedra.
In the coalition race, Juan José Rodríguez Pérez, the councillor of Economy and Finance in La Oliva, occupies third on the list led by Teodoro Sosa, the mayor of Gáldar.
Changes for Vox
Vox will not present candidates for the Senate but is participating in the Congress elections. Due to an electoral agreement with the PP, two Vox candidates will appear as independents on the party’s lists in Gran Canaria and Tenerife. Vox’s list will be led by MP Alberto Rodríguez Almeida.
Key Changes Since the 2023 Elections
In the July 2023 elections, both PSOE and PP secured three parliamentary seats each in Las Palmas, while Vox and Sumar each gained one. The PSOE received 33.2% of the vote, with the PP at 25.9%, Vox at 14.6%, and Sumar at 10.2%. Notably, Nueva Canarias and Coalición Canaria did not secure any seats but are now collaborating in this election to improve their chances.
Alongside the more prominent parties, several smaller groups are also running, including the Party for Animal Welfare (PACMA), which garnered 0.7% of the votes in 2023, and other local parties.
Full Candidate Lists
Senate for Fuerteventura (4 candidates)
- PSOE: Paloma Hernández Cerezo
- PP: María Esther Hernández Marrero
- Coalición Canaria – Municipalistas Primero Canarias: Nuria Cabrera Méndez
- Unidad del Pueblo Canario: Rubén Reyes Gutiérrez
Congress for Las Palmas (14 candidates)
- PSOE: María Dolores Corujo Berriel
- PP: Sergio Ramos Acosta
- Vox: Andrés Alberto Rodríguez Almeida
- Municipalistas Primero Canarias – Coalición Canaria: Teodoro Claret Sosa Monzón
- Unidad del Pueblo Canario (NC – BC, Podemos, IU, Sumar): Luis Alberto Campos Jiménez
- Drago Canarias: Héctor Morán Rodríguez
- Se Acabó la Fiesta (SALF): Clara María Tejera González
- Frente Obrero: Jorge García Cantarero
- Liberación Canaria: Daniel Falero Mesa
- Partido Animalista con el Medio Ambiente (PACMA): Iris Cristina Sánchez Padrón
- Partido Comunista de los Trabajadores de España (PCTE): Domingo González Perdomo
- Partido Comunista del Pueblo Canario (PCPC): Sonia María Iruela Padrón
- Por un Mundo Más Justo: Gara Rodríguez Gutiérrez
- Escaños en Blanco: Valentín Tomás Labrada Ruiz
For a comprehensive overview of all candidates announced on 3 November, please refer to the official publication in the BOE.
