The Bonaire People's Movement (, MPB; ) is a Dutch local
political party
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in the
special municipality Special municipality may refer to:
* Special municipality (Netherlands)
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of
Bonaire
Bonaire (; , ; pap, Boneiru, , almost pronounced ) is a Dutch island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is the port of Kralendijk, on the west ( leeward) coast of the island. Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao form the ABC i ...
.
History
The Bonaire People's Movement was founded in 2013 by
Elvis Tjin Asjoe and
Hennyson Thielman. The party received the most votes in the
2015 island council election, winning three seats. It also won the
2019 island council election, winning four seats. In September 2020, island councillor
Daisy Coffie left the party but retained her seat, reducing the number of seats to three.
References
Political parties in Bonaire
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