General Information
At stake in this election:
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21 seats in Parliament of Aruba
Description of government structure:
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Chief of State: King WILLEM-ALEXANDER*
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Head of Government: Prime Minister Evelyn WEVER-CROES (17 November 2017)
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Assembly: Aruba has a unicameral Legislature (Staten) with 21 seats.
* The King is represented by Governor Juan Alfonso BOEKHOUDT (since 1 January 2017).
Description of electoral system:
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The King is hereditary.
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The Prime Minister is elected by parliament to serve a 4-year term.
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In the Legislature (Staten) 21 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.***
*** There is one nationwide district.
Last Election:
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The last parliamentary election in Aruba was held on September 22nd, 2017. The Aruban People’s Party and the People’s Electoral Movement both obtained 9 seats, resulting in no majority. Evelyn WEVER-CROES became country’s first female Prime Minister.
Main candidates in this election:
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Aruban People’s Party / Arubaanse Volkspartij
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Leader: Mike EMAN
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Seats won in last election: 9 out of 21
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People's Electoral Movement Party / Movimiento Electoral di Pueblo
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Leader: Evelyn WEVER-CROES
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Seats won in last election: 9 out of 21
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Proud and Venerable People/Pueblo Orguyoso y Respeta (POR)
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Leader: Alan Howell (since April 2021)
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Seats won in last election: 2 out of 21
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Network of Electoral Democracy / Red Electoral Democratico
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Leader: Ricardo CROES
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Seats won in last election 1 out of 21