The People's Electoral Movement (, , MEP) is a

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Aruba Aruba, officially the Country of Aruba, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the southern Caribbean Sea north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná Peninsula, Paraguaná and northwest of Curaçao. In 19 ...

. Following the 2001 general election for the

Parliament of Aruba The Parliament of Aruba (, ) is the unicameral legislature or parliament of Aruba. The parliament has 21 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. Each member holds their seats until the parliament is dissolved, which ...

the party won 52.4% of popular vote and 12 out of 21 seats. In the 2005 general election, the party won 43% of the popular vote and 11 out of 21 seats thus won the election and remained in power. In the 2009 general election, MEP lost 2 seats and won 36% of the vote, subsequently losing the election. In the 2017 general election, the MEP won 37% of the vote, and gained a seat. Following the appointment of a

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, the MEP agreed to form a

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with Pueblo Orguyoso y Respeta (POR) and

Network of Electoral Democracy Democratic Network (''RED Democratico'', RED) is a progressive, green political party in Aruba. Following the 2017 Aruban general election it had one seat in the Estates of Aruba and was part of the government coalition under Prime Minister Ev ...

(RED). Following the

2021 Aruban general election General elections were held in Aruba on 25 June 2021 to elect all 21 members of Parliament. The elections were originally scheduled to take place in September 2021, but were brought forward following the resignation of the government after a cri ...

, the MEP remained the largest party in parliament and went on subsequently to form a minority government. After the 2021 Aruban general election, the MEP was relegated to second place and to opposition.

Notable members

Betico Croes Gilberto François "Betico" Croes (; 25 January 1938 – 26 November 1986) was an Aruban political activist who was a proponent for Aruba's separation from the Netherlands Antilles. This eventually occurred in 1986, but following a car accident ...

, political activist who played a major role in Aruba's separation of the

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Nelson Oduber Nelson Orlando Oduber (born 7 February 1947) is a retired Aruban politician who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of Aruba who served two nonconsecutive terms from 1994 to 1998 and then again from 2001 to 2009 . Following his party's defeat in t ...

, 2nd

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Government of Ar ...

Frans Figaroa Francisco Dominico "Frans" Figaroa (3 September 1927 – 6 October 1993) was an Aruban politician who served as Lieutenant governor of Aruba from 1979 until 1982, figaroa previously served as President of the Parliament of the Netherlands Antille ...

, former

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and Speaker of the

Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles The Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles (; ), also translated as the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles, was the parliament of the Netherlands Antilles. It comprised 22 members, elected for a four-year term in three multi-seat constituencies a ...

Evelyn Wever-Croes Evelyna Christina "Evelyn" Wever-Croes (born 5 December 1966) is an Aruban politician and who served as the 4th Prime Minister of Aruba from 2017 to 2025. She is the first woman to have held the position. She is a member of the People's Elector ...

, 4th

Government of Ar ...

Election results

Netherlands Antilles Island Council elections

Aruba general elections

References

External links

* Former member parties of the Socialist International Political parties in Aruba 1971 establishments in the Netherlands Antilles Political parties established in 1971 {{Aruba-stub