Fuerteventura Senate candidate calls for earlier funding for free public transport
Nuria Cabrera says Fuerteventura’s Cabildo must advance €10 million for free public transport, as AM-CC candidates set out funding demands at a 3 November meeting.
Fuerteventura’s Cabildo has to advance €10 million to cover free public transport while waiting for state funding to arrive at the end of the year, according to Senate candidate and island finance councillor Nuria Cabrera.
Speaking at the island headquarters of Asamblea Majorera-Coalición Canaria (AM-CC) on 3 November 2026, Cabrera called for the money to be paid at the start of the financial year instead. She said this would free up the Cabildo’s own resources for improvements to bus facilities and stations.
The appearance brought together Cabrera, congressional candidate Teodoro Sosa and Juan José Rodríguez following a meeting with AM-CC’s island and municipal lead candidates to gather Fuerteventura’s demands for Madrid.
Transport funding and Cabildo responsibilities
Cabrera criticised the need for the Cabildo and the Canary Islands Government to advance their own money to meet commitments she said were the state’s responsibility.
She also confirmed that, if elected to the Senate, she would remain the Cabildo’s finance councillor until at least the end of the current term. Her position after that would depend on her party’s decision. She maintained that the two roles were compatible.
Housing, water and energy demands
Sosa, standing for Congress in Las Palmas province for Coalición Canaria-Primero Canarias, called for bilateral agreements and fair funding for the Canary Islands.
His priorities included housing funding to help young people remain where they grew up, water infrastructure, electricity generation and distribution, and the recovery of military sites for public facilities or housing. He also raised concerns about competition facing farmers, livestock producers and fishers after meeting representatives of those sectors on the island.
Rodríguez, third on the congressional candidate list and La Oliva’s finance councillor, highlighted housing, coastal responsibilities and security.
The statements set out the candidates’ demands; the report did not announce any new funding allocation or change to public transport arrangements.