Azarug | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Collective leadership |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Ideology | Canarian nationalism Socialism Amazighism Ecologism Feminism Antifascism |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| azarug.org | |
Azarug is a leftist youth organization of theCanary Islands founded in 1992 that seeks the independence of the archipelago.
It defines itself as a leftist revolutionary pro-independence organization. Its principles includeanti-imperialism,anticapitalism,ecologism,antimilitarism andfeminism, as well as the strengthening of Canarian culture and identity (la difusión, fortalecimiento y defensa de los valores que constituyen la Identidad Nacional Canaria) by promotingAmazighism.[1]
It functions as an assembly-centered and horizontal organization, seeking to implementdirect democracy andautogestion within its structure.
Azarug was founded inTenerife by uniting the youth wings of theNational Congress of the Canaries (CNC) and thePopular Front of the Canary Islands (FREPIC-AWAÑAK), seeking to overcome the confrontation between these two political parties.[2] Later members of other parties such asIzquierda Verde - Izegzawen joined Azarug. After the creation of a new island assembly inGran Canaria the group became increasingly leftist, adding thesocialist red star to its symbol.[3]
Although it disagrees with some of the policies ofAntonio Cubillo, since Azarug does not condemn the past violent policies of theMPAIAC, it is viewed by rightists as one of the groups that seek to minimizeterrorism in the Canary Islands.[citation needed]