The Aruban Liberal Organization is a liberal political party in Aruba. At the 2001 Aruban general election, the party won 5.7% of popular votes and one out of 21 seats. On 23 September 2005, the party won only 4% of the popular vote and lost its seat.
Gilberto François "Betico" Croes was an Aruban political activist who was a proponent for Aruba's separation from the Netherlands Antilles. This eventually occurred in 1986, but following a car accident on 31 December 1985, Croes lapsed into a coma and never became conscious to see his accomplishment. He is best remembered as "Libertador" (liberator) and as the father of the Aruban people.
The Aruban People's Party is a Christian-democratic political party in Aruba founded in 1942. AVP is an acronym for the Dutch name of the party.
The Concentration for the Liberation of Aruba is a political party in Aruba. At the 2001 Aruban general election, the party won 1.1% of popular votes and none of the 21 seats.
The National Democratic Alliance is a political party in Aruba. At the 2001 Aruban general election, the party won 1.1% of the popular vote and gained none of the 21 seats.
The People's Electoral Movement is a social democratic political party in Aruba. Following the 2001 general election for the Parliament of Aruba the party won 52.4% of popular vote and 12 out of 21 seats. In the 2005 general election, the party won 43% of the popular vote and 11 out of 21 seats thus won the election and remained in power. In the 2009 general election, MEP lost 2 seats and won 36% of the vote, subsequently losing the election.
Democratic Network is a progressive, green political party in Aruba. Since the 2017 Aruban general election it has one seat in the Estates of Aruba and is part of the government coalition under Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes.
The Aruban Patriot Movement is a political party in Aruba, formed by dissidents of the Aruban Patriotic Party.
General elections were held in Aruba on 25 September 2009. The elections were the seventh to be held for membership of the Estates since autonomy was granted by the Dutch in 1986, and resulted in a landslide victory for the Aruban People's Party, which won 12 of the 21 seats in the Estates.
General elections were held in Aruba on 22 November 1985 to elect the Island Council. They were held shortly before Aruba was split from the Netherlands Antilles and obtained the status of a 'land' (country) within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Island Council was converted into the first Estates of Aruba on 1 January 1986.
Danguillaume Pierino Oduber is an Aruban politician serving as Minister of Tourism and Public Health in the second Wever-Croes Cabinet. He previously served as a member of Parliament
General elections were held in Aruba on 7 January 1989. The People's Electoral Movement (MEP) emerged as the largest party, winning ten of the 21 seats in the Estates. The MEP formed a three-party coalition government with the Aruban Democratic Party and the Aruban Patriotic Party, with Nelson Oduber becoming prime minister.
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1951. They were the first elections for the Island Council, and followed the establishment of the Island Councils of the Netherlands Antilles through the Islands Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles (ERNA).
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1955. They were the second elections for the Island Council.
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1959. They were the third elections for the Island Council.
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1963. They were the fourth elections for the Island Council.
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1967. They were the fifth elections for the Island Council.
General elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 4 June 1962.
The Aruban Democratic Party is a former political party in Aruba. The party was founded in 1983 by Leonard Berlinski.
RAIZ is an Aruban political party. The party was founded on 9 June 2017 by Tai-Foo Lee and Ursell Arends, the latter of whom is also the party leader. Raiz is a middle-class party with a progressive, social-democratic slant. It aims to distinguish itself from the traditional parties through innovative campaign and political culture. The party's spearheads are public finances and transparency of governance.
