People's Crusade Labour Party
Political party in Curaçao
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The People's Crusade Labour Party (Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid en de Volksstrijd; Papiamento: Partido Laboral Krusada Popular, PLKP), sometimes referred to as simply Laboral, was a political party in Curaçao founded in 1997.[1] It was known as the party of the labour unions.
People's Crusade Labour Party Partido Laboral Krusada Popular | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Errol Goeloe |
| Founded | May 1, 1997[1] |
| Ideology | Social democracy Labourism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Regional affiliation | COPPPAL (Observer) |
| Colours | Red (2012 election) Pink |
| Estates of Curaçao | 0 |
| Website | |
| plkp | |
By obtaining 1019 registrations of support, the party qualified (a minimum of 743 was required) for participation in the Curaçao General Election of 2012 on 19 October in a combined list with the Democratic Party (DP), named Partido Democrat Laboral (Democratic Labour Party).[2][3] The group obtained 1.2% of the votes which was insufficient for a seat.[4]
Netherlands Antilles
The party was founded as the labour unions wanted to have a say in politics of Curaçao.[1] At the legislative elections in the Netherlands Antilles, 18 January 2002, the party won 12.1% of the popular vote of Curaçao and 2 out of 22 seats in the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles.[5] At the elections of 27 January 2006, the party lost parliamentary representation in the Netherlands Antilles.[6]
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