Fuerteventura Avanza condemns any act of verbal or physical violence in politics
1. Key points
Fuerteventura Avanza condemns any kind of verbal or physical violence in the exercise of political activity.
The party denounces an altercation suffered by its spokeswoman, Peña Armas, in an establishment at the Las Arenas shopping centre in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
According to the complaint filed with the Policía Nacional, a Puerto del Rosario Town Hall civil servant allegedly berated and insulted her and even struck her on the shoulder.
The party will demand that the Town Hall immediately open a disciplinary file for an alleged serious or very serious offence.
Fuerteventura Avanza expresses its support for Peña Armas and defends the right to exercise opposition without fear or pressure.
2. The news in detail
Fuerteventura Avanza has issued a statement condemning "any act of verbal or physical violence" in the political sphere, following the altercation that, according to the party, its spokeswoman Peña Armas suffered this past weekend in an establishment at the Las Arenas shopping centre in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
According to the complaint filed with the Policía Nacional, a career civil servant of the Puerto del Rosario Town Hall allegedly approached the spokeswoman inside the premises — during Saturday trading hours and in front of numerous witnesses — to berate, insult and humiliate her, even striking her on the shoulder. The party links the person allegedly involved to Coalición Canaria's circle on the island.
The party considers it "intolerable" that political confrontation should spill over into the personal sphere through episodes of intimidation, and warns that institutional silence in the face of such events would send "a devastating message" to citizens and to public employees themselves. It therefore announces that it will demand the Puerto del Rosario Town Hall immediately open a disciplinary file for an alleged serious or very serious offence of institutional disrespect.
Fuerteventura Avanza also stresses that the alleged physical aggression and coercion on political grounds could constitute an offence of assault against authority, and it calls for the relevant administrative and criminal responsibilities to be clarified "urgently". The organisation, which links the origin of the episode to a post on its social media channels, extends its full support to Peña Armas and trusts that the police investigation will clarify what happened.
3. Voices and statements
"It cannot be normalised that a public representative should have to endure, outside the institutions, situations of such gravity simply for carrying out her work as opposition. If we allow political hatred to replace debate, we will be accepting that intimidation is part of public life," Fuerteventura Avanza states in its release.
4. Context and background
The statement was released on 5 July 2026 by Fuerteventura Avanza, an opposition party in the Puerto del Rosario Town Hall. The events it denounces are said to have taken place over the weekend in an establishment at the Las Arenas shopping centre in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and have been reported to the Policía Nacional through a complaint filed by the spokeswoman herself, Peña Armas. The party links the origin of the altercation to a post previously published on its social media channels.
5. What it means for Fuerteventura
The case reopens the debate about the tone of political life in Fuerteventura and about the boundary between criticism — legitimate and inherent to opposition work — and behaviour that can shade into intimidation. Beyond the clash between parties, the group calls for exemplary conduct and a clarification of responsibilities when the events allegedly involve a public employee. Follow the island's institutional news in the Fuerteventura news and on Fuerteventura TV.
