Aruban People's Party

Aruban People's Party

Leader	Mike Eman
Founder	Henny Eman
Founded	1942^[1]
Ideology	Regionalism Christian democracy Conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International
Colours	Green^[2]
Estates of Aruba	13 / 21
Website
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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. It held a majority in the Estates of Aruba obtaining 13 seats.

References

1 2 "@: Arubaanse Volkspartij (@: AVP / @: A.V.P.)". Encyclopedie van Curaçao. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
↑ "Kandidatenlijsten Verkiezingen 2013". Government of Aruba (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 September 2013.

Political parties in Aruba

Parliamentary	Aruban People's Party (13) People's Electoral Movement (7) Real Democracy Party (1)

Unrepresented	Aruban Patriotic Movement Aruban Liberal Organization Aruban Patriotic Party Concentration for the Liberation of Aruba National Democratic Alliance Network of Electoral Democracy

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