The Insular Political Council of Coalición Canaria (CC) in Lanzarote and La Graciosa has approved this Monday, in an extraordinary and urgent meeting, the candidacies of Daisy Villalba, who will run as an independent for the Senate for Lanzarote in the general elections of next November 29, with Marci Acuña and Maite Corujo as substitutes; and of David Monte, who will occupy the fifth position on the joint list of Coalición Canaria and Primero Canarias for the Congress of Deputies for the province of Las Palmas, headed by Teodoro Sosa.
The insular secretary of CC, Pedro San Ginés, has highlighted that both incorporations respond to the will to add profiles with different trajectories and experiences around a shared objective: to reinforce the defense of the interests of Lanzarote, La Graciosa and the whole of the Canary Islands in the Cortes Generales.
San Ginés has particularly valued the open and inclusive nature of the candidacies, which seek to bring together not only those who are part of the nationalist organizations, but also people who, from different backgrounds and experiences, understand that the Canary Islands need their own voice in Madrid, without dependencies or obedience to the leaderships of the major state parties.
The insular secretary has highlighted that Daisy Villalba's candidacy as an independent for the Senate represents the nationalist unity bid with which Coalición Canaria aims to broaden the meeting space of nationalism beyond militancy and the organic structures of the parties.
“Nationalist unity must be capable of adding much more than its own organizations. There are people who, from their independence and their personal and professional trajectory, understand that the Canary Islands need their own representation, free from external dependencies and focused on the interests of our land. Daisy represents that will to meet,” he stated.
In this regard, it should be recalled that Villalba was a councilor of the Cabildo de Lanzarote for Nueva Canarias, a party from which she resigned two years ago, when she handed over her councilor's seat.
For San Ginés, her incorporation demonstrates that the Canary unity project must be capable of attracting people with experience, principles, and commitment to the island, regardless of their organic status or their previous political career.
“Daisy brings a professional career linked to social realities that require knowledge, sensitivity, and experience, in addition to a vision of the Canary Islands that places our land at the center. Her candidacy is an invitation to join all those who believe that we can better defend our interests when we do so from unity and without subordinations,” he highlighted.
San Ginés also highlighted the significance of Monte's presence in the candidacy for the Congress of Deputies, as an inclusive example of a reality increasingly present in Lanzarote: that of people who have chosen the island to develop their life project, who feel part of it and who have made its problems, needs, and aspirations their own.
“Whoever lives here, loves this land and shares the need to defend it must also find in Canarian nationalism their own project,” pointed out the insular secretary.
“No one will defend the interests of the Canary Islands in Madrid better than those who prioritize the Canary Islands. We need representatives who speak of our reality, who know our singularities, and who do not have to wait for instructions from any state leadership to defend what is rightfully ours,” he concluded.
Daisy Villalba:
A graduate in Social Work from the University of La Laguna in 2004, Daisy Villalba has an extensive professional career in the fields of social services, child protection, care for women victims of gender violence, and care for people with disabilities.
Throughout her career, she has held various responsibilities in both the public and private sectors. She has worked in social services for the Arrecife City Council and the Cabildo de Lanzarote, in child protection resources, and in facilities for women victims of gender violence. She has also carried out her work in the Canarian Health Service and the Base Center for Disability of the Government of the Canary Islands.
Since 2024, she has been working as a social worker in the Management, Planning, and Direction Service of the Social Welfare and Inclusion Area of the Cabildo de Lanzarote and, since January 2026, she has been the coordinator of the Disability Assessment and Guidance Service of the Government of the Canary Islands.
Her complementary training includes specialization in gender violence and sexual violence, intervention with women victims of violence, early intervention, forensic social work and child protection, and specialization in social intervention, among other subjects.
In the political sphere, she was a councilor of the Cabildo of Lanzarote between June 2023 and July 2024. Her career has also been linked to the insular nationalist space, in which she was a member of Nueva Canarias. Her decision to run now as an independent is part of a commitment to a nationalist unity formula that allows the Archipelago's interests to be defended from its own position.
David Monte:
David Monte, a law graduate and practicing lawyer since 2011, whose connection with Coalición Canaria dates back almost to the beginning of his professional career.
Since 2012, he has also been part of the duty roster, where he assists women victims of gender violence.
Monte serves as provincial director for Las Palmas of the Legal Office of Coalición Canaria and has legal responsibility within the insular executive.
His incorporation into the front line of institutional political activity occurred in January 2026, when he assumed the position of insular director of the Presidency of the Cabildo of Lanzarote.
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