The Caballas Coalition (; i.e., Mackerel Coalition) was a left-wing regionalist party in the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta in north Africa.
History The party formed for the 2011 election as a merger between the Ceutan Democratic Union (UDCE) and the Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta (PSPC). The coalition won 4,404 votes (14.34%) in the 2011 elections, earning 4 of the 25 seats in the Ceuta Assembly, making it the second-largest party after the People's Party (PP).Municipal election results, 2011/ The coalition aims for the official recognition of Moroccan Arabic (in the form called Ceuta Arabic) in Ceuta.Matés, P. (2012). Caballas propondrá en el próximo Pleno la creación de la Academia del Árabe Ceutí. Faro de Ceuta. The coalition, through its two member-parties, was endorsed with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) until July 2013. The split came from differences of opinion over controversial comments towards women, made by a local Muslim cleric.Testa, G. (2013). El PSOE rompe relaciones con Caballas, formación a la que acusa de estar aliada con el PP. Ceuta Al Día.
On 15 October 2021, the coalition announced its transformation into a platform called Ceuta Ya! (Ceuta Now!).
Election results Ceuta Assembly Ceuta Assembly Election Votes % Seats +/– Leading candidate Government 2011 4,407 14.32 (#2) 0 Mohamed Alí 2015 3,881 13.27 (#3) 0 2019 2,105 6.22 (#5) 3
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