Aruban People's Party

The Aruban People's Party (AVP; Dutch: Arubaanse Volkspartij, Papiamento: Partido di Pueblo Arubano) is a Christian democratic political party in Aruba founded in 1942.[1] AVP is an acronym for the Dutch name of the party.

Aruban People's Party Arubaanse Volkspartij (Dutch) Partido di Pueblo Arubano (Papiamento)
Leader	Mike Eman
Founder	Henny Eman
Founded	1942[1]
Ideology	Regionalism Christian democracy Conservatism
Political position	Center-right
Regional affiliation	Christian Democrat Organization of America
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International
Colours	Green[2]
Estates of Aruba	9 / 21
Website
AVP.aw
Politics of Aruba Political parties Elections

At the 2001 elections, on 28 September 2001, the party won 26.7% of popular votes or 6 out of 21 seats. On 23 September 2005, the party won 38% of the popular vote or 8 out of 21 seats, making it the largest opposition party of the nation. In the 25 September 2009 election, the party came to power, winning 48% of the popular vote and 12 of the 21 seats. It held a majority in the Estates of Aruba obtaining 13 seats.

In the 2017 general election the AVP lost four of its thirteen seats in the Estates of Aruba, while remaining the largest party. AVP leader Mike Eman subsequently announced that he would resign the leadership of the AVP and that the AVP would become an opposition party.[3]

References

1. "@: Arubaanse Volkspartij (@: AVP / @: A.V.P.)". Encyclopedie van Curaçao. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
2. "Kandidatenlijsten Verkiezingen 2013". Government of Aruba (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
3. "Aruba krijgt coalitie, Eman stapt uit de politiek" (in Dutch). Caribisch Netwerk NTR. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017.