Democratic Network Democratisch Netwerk (Dutch) RED Democratico (Papiamento) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Abbreviation | RED |
| Leader | Ricardo Croes |
| Founder | Rudy Lampe |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Ideology | Progressivism Green politics |
| Regional affiliation | São Paulo Forum |
 |
|---|
|
Democratic Network (RED Democratico, RED) 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.
Rudy Lampe founded the party. [1]
During the 2005 Aruban general election, the party obtained 3,330 votes which was sufficient for one out of 21 seats. [2] The party participated in both the 2009 and 2013 elections; however, it failed to win a seat in either election.
For the 2017 Aruban general election, Ricardo Croes was the party list leader. [3] Party founder Lampe was number two on the list. [1] The party obtained 4,166 votes and thus one seat in the Estates of Aruba. [4] The party subsequently became part of the government coalition led by Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes. Lampe joined the cabinet as specialist Minister of Education, Science and Sustainable Development and resigned his party membership to do so. [1]
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Rudy Lampe | 3,330 | 6.49 (#4) | 1 / 21 | New | Opposition |
| 2009 | 2,378 | 4.31 (#5) | 0 / 21 |  1 | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2013 | 1,209 | 2.09 (#4) | 0 / 21 |  0 | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2017 | Ricardo Croes | 4,166 | 7.10 (#4) | 1 / 21 |  1 | Coalition |
| 2021 | 1,784 | 3.04 (#7) | 0 / 21 | 1 | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2024 | 635 | 1.14 (#9) | 0 / 21 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary |
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 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.
Same-sex marriage is legal in Aruba and Curaçao, two constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in accordance with a ruling from the Supreme Court of the Netherlands issued on 12 July 2024. In September 2021, a lower court in Curaçao ruled that preventing same-sex couples from marrying violates the equality provisions of the Constitution of Curaçao, but left the decision of whether to legalise same-sex marriage up to the Parliament. In December 2022, the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba ruled on appeal that Aruba's and Curaçao's same-sex marriage bans were unconstitutional. The court order was set to go into effect on 7 March 2023 if not appealed to the Supreme Court; however, the governments of both Curaçao and Aruba subsequently appealed. On 12 July 2024, the Supreme Court upheld the lower court ruling, effectively legalizing same-sex marriage in Aruba and Curaçao with immediate effect.
Real Democracy was a political party in Aruba.
The Aruban Patriot Movement is a political party in Aruba, formed by dissidents of the Aruban Patriotic Party.
Michiel Godfried "Mike" Eman is an Aruban politician who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Aruba from 2009 to 2017. 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 lifetimes, with Henny Eman having preceded him in office (twice) as Prime Minister, including as the first to hold the office after Aruba's status aparte in 1986.
Antonito Gordiano "Mito" Croes was an Aruban politician of the Aruban People's Party. He served as Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as member of the Estates and government minister of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
Croes is a Dutch-language surname. It is one of the most common surnames in Aruba. People with this name include:
Evelyna Christina "Evelyn" Wever-Croes is an Aruban politician and current Prime Minister of Aruba, serving since November 2017. She is the first woman to hold this office. She is a member of the People's Electoral Movement (MEP) and has been the leader of the party since 2011.
Juan David Yrausquin is an Aruban politician. He was Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba between 17 November 2016 and 20 November 2017. He was Minister of Finance between 2013 and 2014 in the second Mike Eman cabinet.
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.
Pauldrick François Teodoric"Paul"Croes is a former Aruban politician who served as the Minister of Social Affairs, Youth and Labor in the Second Eman Cabinet from 2013 to 2017. As a member of the Aruban People's Party, he was a member of the Parliament of Aruba between 2009 and 2013.
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.
Guillfred Francis Besaril is an Aruban politician of the People's Electoral Movement. He was Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba between 20 November 2017 and 10 June 2022. He previously served in the Estates of Aruba between 2013 and November 2017, the last month as president.
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
The first Wever-Croes cabinet was the cabinet of Aruba from 17 November 2017 to 20 September 2021. It was formed by a coalition government of the political parties People's Electoral Movement (MEP), Proud and Respected People (POR) and Democratic Network (RED), and was led by Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes. It was the country's first coalition government in sixteen years and the first cabinet to be headed by a woman.
The second Wever-Croes cabinet is the current cabinet of Aruba. It was installed on 20 September 2021 by Deputy Governor Yvonne Laclé-Dirksz. The cabinet is formed by a coalition government of the center-left political parties People's Electoral Movement (MEP) and RAIZ, and is led by Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes.
Juan Edberto"Ady"Thijsen is an Aruban politician. He has served as Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba since 2022 and Permanent Representative of Aruba to the European Union since December 2021. He had been Deputy Minister Plenipotentiary from 2021. Thijsen was member of the Parliament of Aruba for the People's Electoral Movement between 2005 and 2021, and served as its President between 2017 and 2021.
Early general elections were held in Aruba on 6 December 2024 to elect all 21 members of Parliament.
| Parliamentary |
|
|---|---|
| Unrepresented |
|
 | This Aruba-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a Caribbean political party is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
