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National People's Party (Curaçao)
, logo = , leader = Ruthmilda Larmonie-Cecilia , leader1_title = , leader1_name = , leader2_title = , leader2_name = , foundation = 19 April 1948 , split = Curaçaose Catholic Party , ideology =Christian democracy , position = Centre to centre-right , youth_wing= , wing1_title= , wing1 = , regional = Christian Democrat Organization of America , international = Centrist Democrat International , colours = Green , colorcode = #03733B , headquarters = , website PNP Kòrsou, seats1_title = Estates of Curaçao , seats1 = The National People's Party (PNP, pap, Partido Nashonal di Pueblo; ) 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 then held seats in the first, second and third Estates of Curaçao, but lost that seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democracy
Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism. It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ideas and traditional Christian values, incorporating social justice and the social teachings espoused by the Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, Pentecostal, and other denominational traditions of Christianity in various parts of the world. After World War II, Catholic and Protestant movements of neo-scholasticism and the Social Gospel shaped Christian democracy. On the traditional left-right political spectrum Christian Democracy has been difficult to pinpoint as Christian democrats rejected liberal economics and individualism and advocated state intervention, but simultaneously defended private property rights against excessive state intervention. This has meant that Christian Democracy has historically been considered centre left on eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Netherlands Antilles General Election
General elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 22 January 2010. Voters elected the 22 members of the Estates, or parliament, of the Netherlands Antilles. It has been the country's last general election, as the Netherlands Antilles have ceased to exist as a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010. At the time of the elections, the Netherlands Antilles consisted of the Caribbean islands of Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten. Background The Council of Ministers of the Netherlands Antilles announced on 16 September 2009, that it had chosen 22 January 2010 as the official date for the upcoming general election. Voter registration for the election ended in November 2009. Antillean political parties who wish to contest the election must submit their list of candidates by the first week of December 2009. There was some disagreement among politicians in the Netherlands Antilles as to the exact date of the upcoming election. Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Liberia Peters
Maria Liberia Peters, also known as Maria Liberia-Peters, (born 20 May 1941) was the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles from 1984 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1994. Life Born Maria Peters in Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, she attended school and earned a teaching degree in the Netherlands. She later married Niels Liberia, a civil servant. Together they adopted two children. Liberia Peters fell into politics almost accidentally. She was involved in children's issues alongside teaching as her main profession. She felt that going into politics was the only way to achieve substantial changes, saying, "There comes a moment when you realize that if you really want to make a difference, the only way is through politics, and then you walk right into it. In my own case, I thought. Well, I’ll try it, and if I don’t like it, I’ll say goodbye. But then you realize you’ve entered a one-way street, and you remain because you are continually challenged." Her road to pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Netherlands Antilles Island Council Elections
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 10 April (Bonaire and Curaçao) and 22 May 1987 (SSS islands) to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union– Bonaire Workers' Party list (5 seats) in Bonaire, the National People's Party (8 seats) in Curaçao, the Saba Democratic Labour Movement (3 seats) in Saba, the Democratic Party Statia (3 seats) in Sint Eustatius, and the Democratic Party (7 seats) in Sint Maarten Sint Maarten () is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. With a population of 41,486 as of January 2019 on an area of , it encompasses the southern 44% of the divided island of Saint Martin, while the north .... Results Bonaire Curaçao Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten References {{Navboxes , title = Local elections and referendums in the Netherlands Antilles , state = collapsed , titlestyle = , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Netherlands Antilles Island Council Elections
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 29 April ( ABC islands) and 6 May 1983 (SSS islands) to elect the members of the island councils of its six island territories. The election was won by the People's Electoral Movement (13 seats) in Aruba, the Bonaire Democratic Party (5 seats) in Bonaire, the New Antilles Movement (8 seats) in Curaçao, the Windward Islands People's Movement (4 seats) in Saba, the Democratic Party Statia (3 seats) in Sint Eustatius, and the Democratic Party (5 seats) in Sint Maarten. Shooting of Betico Croes During the campaign in Aruba, an incident occurred at an illegally organized car parade of the People's Electoral Movement (MEP) in Santa Cruz on 24 April 1983. The rally was to be held on the same day as the car parade of the Aruban People's Party (AVP), but unlike the AVP, the MEP did not have permission from the local police. When MEP leader Betico Croes began mobilizing 500 cars for the parade, a warning shot was fired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Netherlands Antilles Island Council Elections
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in April 1979. They were the eighth elections for the Island Council. Aruba Results Saba General elections were held in Saba on 27 April 1979. The result was a victory for the Windward Islands People's Movement, which won all five Island Council seats. Results Sint Maarten General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 27 April 1979 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won three of the five Island Council seats. Results References {{Sint Maarten elections Aruba Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ... Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Netherlands Antilles Island Council Elections
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1975. They were the seventh elections for the Island Council. Aruba Results Saba General elections were held in Saba in 1975. The result was a victory for the Windward Islands People's Movement, which won four of the five seats in the Island Council. Results Sint Maarten General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 9 May 1975 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won all five Island Council seats. Results References {{Sint Maarten elections Aruba Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ... Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Netherlands Antilles Island Council Elections
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1971. They were the sixth elections for the Island Council, Aruba General elections were held in Aruba in 1971. They were the first in which the People's Electoral Movement participated, after Gilberto Croes split from the AVP. Results Sint Maarten General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 7 May 1971 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ..., which won four of the five Island Council seats. Results References {{Sint Maarten elections Netherlands Antilles island council Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juancho Evertsz
Juancho Evertsz (8 March 1923 in Curaçao – 30 April 2008 in Curaçao), whose full name was Juan Miguel Gregorio Evertsz, was a Dutch Antillean politician who served as the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles between 1973 and 1977. Evertsz was one of the founding members and leaders of the Antilles National People's Party, which is also known by the abbreviation, NVP. He openly opposed a plan to separate Aruba from the Netherlands Antilles as a separate, autonomous entity within the Kingdom of the Netherlands during his tenure as Prime Minister. Evertsz argued that the removal of Aruba from the Netherlands Antilles would undermine the federation of Dutch islands in the Caribbean. Aruba later seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986, but remained within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Evertsz also openly clashed with Dutch Prime Minister Joop den Uyl and the Dutch Labour Party when the Uyl proposed full independence for the Netherlands Antilles. Evertsz vehement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Netherlands Antilles Island Council Elections
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1967. They were the fifth elections for the Island Council. Aruba Two parties already present in the Council retained representation in the Island Council; the Aruban People's Party (AVP) and the Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA). In addition, the Aruba National Union (UNA) formed a combined list with the Independent Aruban Party (PIA) and Revolutionary Workers' Party (PRO) under the abbreviation UNA-P.P. Results Sint Maarten The Sint Maarten General elections which was scheduled for 1967 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council, never took place because only the incumbent Democratic Party postulated a list. Results References {{Aruban elections Aruba Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ... Ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Netherlands Antilles Island Council Elections
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1963. They were the fourth elections for the Island Council. Aruba Three parties already present in the Council retained representation: the Aruban Patriotic Party, Aruban People's Party and Aruba National Union. Results Sint Maarten General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 31 May 1963 to elect the 5 members of the Island Council. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won four of the five Island Council seats. Results References {{Sint Maarten elections Aruba Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ... Election and referendum articles with incomplete results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Netherlands Antilles Island Council Elections
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles in 1959. They were the third elections for the Island Council. Aruba Four parties participated, three of which had participated in 1955: the Aruban Patriotic Party (PPA), Aruban People's Party and the Aruba National Union. The Christian Democratic Party, a breakaway from the PPA, also contested the elections and won a single seat. Results Sint Maarten General elections were held in Sint Maarten on 25 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ..., which won four of the five Island Council seats. Results References {{Aruban elections Netherlands Antilles island council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |