Party for the Restructured Antilles

Party for the Restructured Antilles
Leader Zita Jesus-Leito
Founded 1993
Colours Yellow
2nd Estates of Curaçao (2012-)
2 / 21
1st Estates of Curaçao (2010-2012)
8 / 21
Website
www.partido-par.com
Politics of Curaçao
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The Party for the Restructured Antilles (PAR, Papiamento: Partido Antiá Restrukturá) is a political party in Curaçao. The party is with four seats the third largest party in the Estates of Curaçao, following the 2012 elections.[1] With eight seats, PAR was the largest party in the first Estates of Curaçao, established in 2010 upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.[2] Its party leader is Zita Jesus-Leito.

Netherlands Antilles

The party was formed in the aftermath of constitutional referendums held on the islands in the Netherlands Antilles in 1993, when a majority had voted against the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. At the legislative elections in the Netherlands Antilles, 18 January 2002, the party won 20.6% of the popular vote and 4 of 14 seats of the Curaçao constituency in the 22 seat Estates of Curaçao.[3] Its leader Etiënne Ys became prime minister of the Netherlands Antilles. When the party won five[4] and six[5] seats respectively in the Netherlands Antilles general election in 2006 and 2010 its leader Emily de Jongh-Elhage became the last Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles.

In the island council of the island territory Curaçao the party won five[6] and seven[7] seats respectively. In the last island council the party obtained 8 of the 21 seats. The island council continued as Estates of Curaçao upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in October 2010.

References

  1. ↑ "Pueblo Soberano Biggest Party After Elections 2012". Curaçao Chronicle. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Eilandsraadverkiezingen 27 augustus 2010, definitieve uitslag". Burgerlijke Stand, Bevolking en Verkiezingen; Government of the Netherlands Antilles. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Totaaluitslag 2006". Main Electoral Office, Curaçao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Totaaluitslag 2002". Main Electoral Office, Curaçao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Totaaluitslag 2010". Main Electoral Office, Curaçao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Verkiezingsuitslag 2003". Main Electoral Office, Curaçao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Eilandsraadverkiezingen, 2007.". Main Electoral Office, Curaçao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.

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