FUTURO

FUTURO
Co-leaders	Gerlien Croes Geoffrey Wever
Founder	Gerlien Croes
Founded	September 2024
Colours	Pink   Teal
Parliament of Aruba	3 / 21
Website
futuroaruba.com
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FUTURO is a political party in Aruba that currently has three members of the Parliament of Aruba since the December 2024 general election, and is in government in Aruba.

History

FUTURO was founded in September 2024 by Gerlien Croes, an MP who was formerly affiliated with the Aruban People's Party (AVP; Dutch: Arubaanse Volkspartij, Papiamento: Partido di Pueblo Arubano) and had been sitting as an independent prior to launching FUTURO. ^{[1] [2]} In the December 2024 Aruban general election, the party put forward ten candidates, ^[3] and won 13.2% of the vote and three seats, becoming the third largest political party in the Parliament. ^[4]

Following the election, FUTURO and the AVP started negotiations for entering government together. ^{[5] [6]} These negotiations were successful, and in March 2025, the AVP-FUTURO coalition government was sworn in. ^{[7] [8]}

Ideology

The party has been described has having an appeal to younger voters, and for having a focus on reforms to health care and modernising education. ^[9]

Leadership

The party has a co-leadership structure, with Croes and Geoffrey Wever, a former RAIZ politician, serving as the party's co-leaders. ^[10]

Election results

Aruba general elections

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Status
2024	Gerlien Croes Geoffrey Wever	7,349	13.24 (#3)	3 / 21	3	Coalition

References

1. "Gerlien Croes a lansa su propio partido 'FUTURO'". NoticiaCla. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
2. "Gerlien Croes lanceert FUTURO". Antilliaans Dagblad. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
3. "FUTURO, nuevo partido político, presenta su lista de candidatos con enfoque en profesionalismo y compromiso". Noticia Impacto. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
4. "Voorlopige Resultaat Verkiezingen 2024" (PDF). er.aw. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
5. "Gobernador a nombra formadornan Mike Eman y Gerlien Croes oficialmente". NoticiaCla. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
6. "Aruba: AVP en FUTURO eens over vorming nieuwe regering". Dossier Koninkrijkrelaties. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
7. "Gobernador a huramenta gobierno nobo di Aruba". NoticiaCla. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
8. "Aruba heeft een nieuwe regering". Kabinet van de Gevolmachtigde Minister van Aruba. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
9. "AVP wint nek-aan-nekrace op Aruba, nieuwe partij Futuro bepaalt formatie". NOS . 7 December 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
10. "Encuesta a revela: Mayoria ta prefera un coalicion entre AVP y FUTURO". 24ora. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.