Drago Project

Drago Project (Spanish: Proyecto Drago) is a political party of the Canary Islands created by former Podemos secretary Alberto Rodríguez Rodríguez on 24 October 2022.^[1][2] The party plans to run for the regional elections in Spain in 2023.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Drago Project Proyecto Drago
Abbreviation	PD
Leader	Alberto Rodríguez Rodríguez [es]
Founder	Alberto Rodríguez Rodríguez
Founded	24 October 2022 (2022-10-24)
Split from	Podemos Canarias [es]
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 proyecto-drago.info
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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

It claims to be a "Canarian obedience" project, which should not depend on any ideology.^[17][18]

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	0	Extra-parliamentary