Early general elections were held in

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on 28 April 2017 after the fall of the government led by

Hensley Koeiman Hensley Felix Koeiman (born 21 May 1956) is a Curaçaoan politician who served as the 6th Prime Minister of Curaçao between 23 December 2016 and 24 March 2017. A member of the Partido MAN, he was Minister of Social Affairs, Employment and Welfare ...

Background

The previous general elections in 2016 resulted in the formation of a four-party coalition government consisting of

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, the

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(PAR), the National People's Party (PNP) and

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(PS), headed by

of MAN. However, the PS withdrew from the coalition on 11 February 2017, causing it to lose its majority.

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Koeiman subsequently submitted his resignation to the

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. On 24 March 2017

Gilmar Pisas Gilmar Simon Pisas (born 28 February 1971) is a Curaçaoan politician and current Prime Minister of Curaçao, serving since 14 June 2021. He previously served as Prime Minister between 24 March 2017 and 29 May 2017, and as a member of the Parlia ...

was sworn in as interim Prime Minister.

Electoral system

The 21 members of the Estates are elected by

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. Parties that won at least one seat in the 2016 election were allowed to participate and a primary election was held to determine which other parties could run. These parties were required to win the equivalent of 1% of the votes cast in the previous general election in order to participate.

Primary election

A total of 14 parties registered to contest the election. Six parties were without parliamentary representation and had to participate in the primary election on 18 and 19 March 2017.Update: 14 Parties Participate In The Upcoming Election
Curaçao Chronicle, 9 March 2017 Parties that won more than 792 votes (1% of the total votes in the 2016 election) qualified to participate in the election.

Results

References

{{Curaçao elections Elections in Curaçao 2017 in Curaçao

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