Curacao On Friday, April 28th, Curaçao goes to the polls for the parliamentary elections that were called early. The previous government elected in the October 5th, 2016 elections fell after seven weeks. Since then, an interim Government governed the island.
The cabinet of Hensley Koeiman fell on February 12th, 2017. Immediately thereafter, new elections were called for April 28th, 2017, to the disagreement of the new coalition installed on March 24th and led by the former Prime Minister and convict Gerrit Schotte.
On March 31st the Netherlands took control of the parliamentary elections on Curacao. The interim government of Curacao led by Prime Minister Pik Pisas wanted to cancel the elections on April 28, but demissionary Minister of Kingdom Relations, Ronald Plasterk, and the Kindom Council of Ministers prevented this. \"It is of the utmost importance that the people of Curacao express themselves in free and fair elections about the future of the country. The actions of the interim cabinet have seriously affected the integrity of the electoral process. Therefore, the National Council of Ministers considers it necessary to give the Governor the power to ensure a proper course of the elections.\" With a formal general measure by the kingdom government on April 3rd, it was decided that the powers required for the organization of elections to be held on Curaçao on April 28th are with the Governor of Curacao. The measure also stipulates that the Governor may, if necessary, enable national services to guide the elections in an orderly fashion.
Curaçao
The 21 seats in parliament are chosen through the system of proportional representation. Parties already represented in parliament are admitted to the next elections. New parties must exceed a voting threshold in pre-elections. This threshold is stipulated by law as 1% of the number of valid votes in the previous elections.
Election results October 5th, 2016
The largest party on the island is MFK, the party of former Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte. From 2010 to 2012 he was head of government on Curaçao. However, he is now excluded from participation in the elections because he has been convicted for corruption. Nevertheless, Schotte remains popular among the population. Schotte is still in an appeal for the fact that he cannot participate in the elections. The ruling is expected in May, and so his party wanted to postpone the election.
Participating parties April 28th, 2017
\r\nList\r\n\r\nParty\r\n\r\nLeader\r\n\r\nColor\r\n\r\n1\r\n\r\nKòrsou di Nos Tur\r\n\r\nMiro Amparo dos Santos\r\n\r\nSilver\r\n\r\n2\r\n\r\nUn Kòrsou Hustu\r\n\r\nOmayra Leeflang\r\n\r\nViolet\r\n\r\n3\r\n\r\nPartido Inovashon Nashonal\r\n\r\nSuzy Camelia-Römer\r\n\r\nLight Blue\r\n\r\n4\r\n\r\nPartido Alternativa Real\r\n\r\nEugene Rhuggenaath\r\n\r\nYellow\r\n\r\n5\r\n\r\nPartido MAN\r\n\r\nHensley Koeiman\r\n\r\nBlue\r\n\r\n6\r\n\r\nPartido Nashonal di Pueblo\r\n\r\nHumphrey Davelaar\r\n\r\nGeen\r\n\r\n7\r\n\r\nFrente Obrero-Partido Aliansa Nobo\r\n\r\nAmado Rojer\r\n\r\nOrange\r\n\r\n8\r\n\r\nMovementu Futuro Kòrsou\r\n\r\nGerrit Schotte\r\n\r\nWhite\r\n\r\n9\r\n\r\nPueblo Soberano\r\n\r\nJaime Córdoba\r\n\r\nCreme\r\n\r\n10\r\n\r\nMovementu Kousa Promé\r\n\r\nRené Rosalia\r\n\r\nGrey\r\n\r\n11\r\n\r\nMovementu Progresivo\r\n\r\nMarilyn Moses\r\n\r\nMagenta\r\n
Netherlands
Mafia state
SMN news will cover the election results. More info on the participating parties and their programs can be found on https://www.facebook.com/verkiezingencuracao2016/ and on the elections http://www.kse.cw/
\r\n\t\t\t\t\tElections in Curaçao April 28th 2017.
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