Aruban People's Party
Aruban People's Party | |
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| Leader | Mike Eman |
| Founder | Henny Eman |
| Founded | 1942[1] |
| Ideology | Progressive Christian Democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Colours | Green[2] |
| State Council of Aruba | 13 / 21
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The Aruban People's Party (AVP; Dutch: Arubaanse Volkspartij, Papiamento: Partido di Pueblo Arubano) is a Christian democratic political party in Aruba founded in 1942.[1] AVP is an acronym for the Dutch name of the party.
At the 2001 elections, on 28 September 2001, the party won 26.7% of popular votes or 6 out of 21 seats. On 23 September 2005, the party won 38% of the popular vote or 8 out of 21 seats, making it the largest opposition party of the nation. In the 25 September 2009 election, the party came to power, winning 48% of the popular vote and 12 of the 21 seats. Since 2013 it holds a majority in the States Councill of Aruba of 13 seats.
References
- ^ a b "@: Arubaanse Volkspartij (@: AVP / @: A.V.P.)". Encyclopedie van Curaçao. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Kandidatenlijsten Verkiezingen 2013". Government of Aruba (in Dutch and Papiamento). Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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