Island Council elections were held in

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on 27 August 2010. Early elections were necessary because the island council failed to approve a proposed new

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with a two-thirds majority in the first reading. Before it could be adopted by a simple majority in the second reading, the

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specified that a general election had to be held. Although the elections were held for the island council of Curaçao, its newly elected members automatically became members of the

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when Curaçao became a constituent country within the

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on 10 October 2010.

Results

Although the

Party for the Restructured Antilles The Real Alternative Party (; , PAR), formerly the Party for the Restructured Antilles (, ) until 2016, is a political party in Curaçao. With two seats, the party is the third largest party in the Estates of Curaçao, following the 2025 Curaçao ...

increased its number of seats from 7 to 8, the coalition it led lost its majority.

Gerrit Schotte Gerrit Fransisco Schotte (; born 9 September 1974) is a Curaçaoan politician, and the current leader of the Movementu Futuro Kòrsou (MFK). In the Curaçao general election of 27 August 2010, the MFK became the second-largest party with 5 seat ...

of the Movementu Futuro Korsou (MFK) formed a coalition with Movishon Antia Nobo (MAN) and Pueblo Soberano (PS) and thus became Curaçao's first Prime Minister on 10 October 2010.

References

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