Elections in Aruba gives information on election and election results in Aruba.
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 People's Electoral Movement is a social democratic political party in Aruba. In the 2001 elections for the Estates, 28 September 2001, the party won 52.4% of popular votes and 12 out of 21 seats. 23 September 2005, the party won 43% of the popular vote and 11 out of 21 seats and remained, led by Nelson Oduber in government. in the Aruban general election, 2009, MEP lost 2 seats and won 36% of the vote, subsequently losing the election.
The Flemish Government is the executive branch of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region of Belgium. It consists of a government cabinet, headed by the Minister-President and accountable to the Flemish Parliament, and the public administration divided into 13 policy areas, each with an executive department and multiple agencies.
Same-sex marriages are not performed in Aruba, Curaçao, or Sint Maarten, which are constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The islands were, however, obliged after several court rulings to register any marriage registered in the Kingdom, but they don't have to give same-sex marriages the same legal effect as opposite-sex marriages. As marriage in the European territory of the Netherlands, as well as in the Caribbean Netherlands is open to any two people, marriages performed there have to be registered in the islands.
Real Democracy is a political party in Aruba.
The Aruban Patriot Movement is a political party in Aruba, formed by dissidents of the Aruban Patriotic Party. At the last elections for the Estates, 23 September 2005, the party won 7% of the popular vote and 1 out of 21 seats. The party lost its one seat in the 2009 election.
The official language of the Netherlands is Dutch, spoken by almost all people in the Netherlands. Dutch is also spoken and official in Aruba, Bonaire, Belgium, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Maarten and Suriname. It is a West Germanic, Low Franconian language that originated in the Early Middle Ages and was standardised in the 16th century.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South America.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands, commonly known as the Netherlands, is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with the large majority of its territory in Western Europe and with several small island territories in the Caribbean Sea, in the West Indies islands.
Michiel Godfried "Mike" Eman is an Aruban politician and the former Prime Minister of Aruba. His political career began in 2001, but Eman has been involved in politics in one way or another since his childhood. His grandfather, father and brother were all prominent politicians in their time, with Henny Eman having preceded him in service (twice) as Prime Minister of Aruba, including as the first to ever hold the office after Aruba's status aparte in January 1986.
The Caribbean Netherlands are the three special municipalities of the Netherlands that are located in the Caribbean Sea. They consist of the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, although the term "Caribbean Netherlands" is sometimes used to refer to all of the islands in the Dutch Caribbean. In legislation, the three islands are also known as the BES islands. The islands are currently classified as public bodies in the Netherlands and as overseas countries and territories of the European Union; thus, EU law does not automatically apply.
Patent law in Aruba is mainly governed by the Patents Regulation, the law governing the Aruban patent. The Dutch government indicated in 2007, that the patent regulation was, to a large extent identical to the Rijksoctrooiwet.
Evelyna Christina "Evelyn" Wever-Croes is an Aruban politician and current Prime Minister of Aruba, serving since 17 November 2017. She is the first woman to hold this position. She is a member of the People's Electoral Movement (MEP) and has been the leader of the party since 2011.
Angel Roald Bermudez is an Aruban politician. He served as Minister of Transport and Communication between 1987 and 1989. From 2011 to 2014 he was director of the Tax and Customs Administration of the Caribbean Netherlands. Bermudez served as Minister of Finance between 28 July 2014 and 17 November 2017.
Guillfred Francis Besaril is an Aruban politician of the People's Electoral Movement. He has been Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba since 20 November 2017. He previously served in the Estates of Aruba between 2013 and November 2017, the last month as President.
Danguillaume Pierino Oduber is the current Minister of Tourism, Public Health and Sport of Aruba. He previously served as a member of the Estates of Aruba from November 2013 until November 17, 2017 when he took up his current role.
The Ministry of Justice, Security and Integration of Aruba is responsible for "law enforcement, public order and security, border control, immigration and integration policy, fire brigade, legislation of all ministries, advice on administrative and legal matters of all ministries, representation of the Land in legal proceedings, games of chance and orthopedagogical treatment of persons." Per an ordinance passed in 2002, the ministry is organized as follows:
