List of political parties in Aruba
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Parties
The native party names are mostly in Papiamento or Dutch with several derived from Venezuelan party names in Spanish.
Parties represented in Parliament
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position |
Ideology | MPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aruban People's Party Dutch: Arubaanse Volkspartij Papiamento: Partido di Pueblo Arubano |
AVP | Mike Eman | Centre-right | 9 / 21 | ||
| People's Electoral Movement Papiamento: Movimiento Electoral di Pueblo Dutch: Electorale Volksbeweging |
MEP | Evelyn Wever-Croes | Centre-left | 8 / 21 | ||
| FUTURO English: FUTURE Dutch: TOEKOMST |
TUR |
|
3 / 21 | |||
| Aruban Patriotic Party Papiamento: Partido Patriotico di Aruba Dutch: Arubaanse Patriottische Partij |
PPA | Otmar Oduber | Centre-left | Social democracy | 1 / 21 | |
Source:[2]
Minor parties (extra-parliamentary)
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position |
Ideology | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accion 21 English: Action 21 Dutch: Actie 21 |
A21 | Miguel Mansur | Centre | Liberal Progressive |
2,203 | |
| United Christians Reinforcing the Potential of Aruba Papiamento: Cristiannan Uni Reforzando Potencial di Aruba Dutch: Verenigde Christenen ter Versterking van het Potentieel van Aruba |
CURPA | Eric Ras | 423 | |||
| Youth Bringing Change Papiamento: Hubentud Treciendo Cambio Dutch: Jeugd die Verandering Brengt |
HTC | Gilbert Webb | 505 | |||
| Fight for Reform Papiamento: Lucha pa Reforma Dutch: Strijd voor Hervorming |
LpR | Rycond Santos do Nascimento | 1,349 | |||
| Aruban Sovereignty Movement Papiamento: Movimiento Arubano Soberano Dutch: Arubaanse Soevereiniteitsbeweging |
MAS | Marisol Lopez-Tromp | Centre-left | Social democracy | 1,727 | |
| RAIZ English: ROOTS Dutch: WORTELS |
RAIZ | Ursell Arends | Centre-left | Social democracy | 2,324 | |
| Democratic Network Papiamento: Red Democratico Dutch: Democratisch Netwerk |
RED | Ricardo Croes | 635 | |||
Source:[3]
Inactive/defunct parties
This list includes parties that are currently registered with the Aruban Electoral Council and/or have participated in a general election either on their own or in a combined list.[4]
- Accion Democratico 86 (Democratic Action 86, AD86)[5]
- Acción Democratico Nacional (National Democratic Action, ADN)
- Aliansa Democratico Arubano (Aruban Democratic Alliance, Aliansa)
- Aruba su Bienestar Organisacion (Organization for Aruba’s Well-Being, ABO)[6]
- Conscientisacion pa Liberacion di Aruba (Consciousness-raising for the Liberation of Aruba, CLA)
- Convergencia Royalista Nacional (Nationalist Royalist Convergence, CORONA)[7]
- Movemento Indigena Arubano (Aruban Indigenous Movement, MIA)[8]
- Movimiento Patriotico Arubano (Aruban Patriotic Movement, MPA)
- Movimiento Social Independiente (Independent Social Movement, MSI)
- Movimiento Socialista di Aruba (Socialist Movement of Aruba, MSA)
- Organisacion Liberal Arubano (Aruban Liberal Organization, OLA)
- Partido Democratico Arubano (Aruban Democratic Party, PDA)[9]
- Partido Direccion Politiea (Citizenship Direction Party, PDP)
- Partido pa un Aruba Restructura Awor (Party for a Restructured Aruba Now, PARA)
- Partido Democracia Real (Real Democracay Party, PDR)
- Partido Patriotico Nobo (New Patriotic Party, PPN)
- Plataforma Politico di Trahador (Political Platform of Workers, PPT)
- Pueblo Orguyoso y Respeta (Proud and Respected People, POR)[10]
- Pueblo Prome (People First, PP)[11]
- Summum Bonum (The Highest Good, Summum Bonum)
- Union Patriotico Progresista (Progressive Patriotic Union, UPP)