National People's Party (Curaçao)

National People's Party
Leader Humphrey Davelaar
Founded 19 April 1948[1]
Merger of split off from Curaçaose Katholieke Partij
International affiliation Centrist Democrat International
Colours Green
2nd Estates of Curaçao
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1st Estates of Curaçao
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Website
www.pnp.cw
Politics of Curaçao
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The National People's Party (PNP, Papiamento: Partido Nashonal di Pueblo; Dutch: Nationale Volkspartij) is a christian democratic political party in Curaçao established in 1948. The party participated in island council elections of the territory Curaçao as well as the Curaçao-constituency of the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles until the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010.

The party currently holds a single seat in the first and second Estates of Curaçao.[2][3]

Netherlands Antilles

The party was founded in 1948 by Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez, the first Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles.[4] Five other minister presidents of the country were affiliated with the PNP. At the legislative elections in the Netherlands Antilles in 2002, 2006 and 2010 respectively, the party won three,[5] two[6] and one of the 14 Curaçao-seats in the 22 seat Estates of the Netherlands Antilles.

In the island council of the island territory Curaçao in 2003 and 2007, the party won two seats.[7][8] In the last island council the party obtained one of the 21 seats. The island council continued as Estates of Curaçao upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in October 2010.

References

  1. ↑ "the history of PNP". Chris Peterson (PNP). Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Eilandsraadverkiezingen 27 augustus 2010, definitieve uitslag". Burgerlijke Stand, Bevolking en Verkiezingen; Government of the Netherlands Antilles (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Pueblo Soberano Biggest Party After Elections 2012". Curaçao Chronicle. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. ↑ Leoni Leidel-Schenk (12 October 2012). "Partijen aan het woord: PNP" (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Totaaluitslag 2002". Main Electoral Office, Curaçao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Totaaluitslag 2010". Main Electoral Office, Curaçao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Verkiezingsuitslag 2003". Main Electoral Office, Curaçao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Eilandsraadverkiezingen, 2007.". Main Electoral Office, Curaçao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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