The 21 members of the Estates are elected by proportional representation.[4] 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.[5] Parties that won more than 792 votes (1% of the total votes in the 2016 election) qualified to participate in the election.
^Tension Between Coalition Partners Curaçao Chronicle, 9 February 2017
^Curacao govt. collapses; new elections coming in April NL Times, 13 February 2017
^"Pisas beëdigd als nieuwe premier Curaçao" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 24 March 2017.
^Political structure The Economist Intelligence Unit
^Update: 14 Parties Participate In The Upcoming Election Curaçao Chronicle, 9 March 2017
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2017, curaçao, general, election, early, general, elections, were, held, curaçao, april, 2017, after, fall, government, hensley, koeiman, 2016, april, 2017, 2017, 2021, turnout66, party, leader, seats, eugene, rhuggenaath, 2man, hensley, koeiman, 1mfk, gerrit,. Early general elections were held in Curacao on 28 April 2017 after the fall of the government led by Hensley Koeiman 2017 Curacao general election 2016 28 April 2017 2017 04 28 2021 Turnout66 40 Party Leader Seats PAR Eugene Rhuggenaath 23 3 6 2MAN Hensley Koeiman 20 4 5 1MFK Gerrit Schotte 19 9 5 1KdNT Amparo dos Santos 9 4 2 1PIN Suzanne Camelia Romer 5 3 1 NewPS Jaime Cordoba 5 1 1 1MP Marilyn Moses 4 9 1 0This lists parties that won seats See the complete results below Prime Minister before Prime Minister afterGilmar PisasMFK Eugene RhuggenaathPAR Contents 1 Background 2 Electoral system 3 Primary election 4 Results 5 ReferencesBackground EditThe previous general elections in 2016 resulted in the formation of a four party coalition government consisting of MAN the Real Alternative Party PAR the National People s Party PNP and Sovereign People PS headed by Hensley Koeiman of MAN 1 However the PS withdrew from the coalition on 11 February 2017 causing it to lose its majority Prime Minister Koeiman subsequently submitted his resignation to the governor 2 On 24 March 2017 Gilmar Pisas was sworn in as interim Prime Minister 3 Electoral system EditThe 21 members of the Estates are elected by proportional representation 4 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 EditA 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 5 Parties that won more than 792 votes 1 of the total votes in the 2016 election qualified to participate in the election Party Leader Votes of 2016 turnout QualifiedPartido Inovashon Nashonal Suzy Camelia Romer 2 660 3 36 YesMovementu Kousa Prome Rene Rosalia 1 218 1 54 YesWorkers Liberation Front Partido Aliansa Nobo Amado Rojer 1 124 1 42 YesDemocratic Party Geraldine Scheperboer Parris 603 0 76 NoMovementu PUSH Korsou Ydellienne Heerenveen 501 0 63 NoLiberashon Klasiko Komunidat di Korsou Josefina Josepha 113 0 14 NoTotal valid votes 6 219Source Supreme Electoral Council of CuracaoResults EditPartyVotes Seats Real Alternative Party18 36823 306 2Partido MAN16 07020 395 1Movement for the Future of Curacao15 70619 925 1Korsou di Nos Tur7 4399 442 1Partido Inovashon Nashonal4 2005 331NewSovereign People4 0285 111 1Movementu Progresivo3 8804 9210Un Korsou Hustu3 2064 070 1National People s Party3 0993 930 2Movementu Kousa Prome1 9752 5100Workers Liberation Front PAN8591 090NewTotal78 830100 00210Valid votes78 83098 58Invalid blank votes1 1381 42Total votes79 968100 00Registered voters turnout120 43066 40Source SECCReferences Edit Tension Between Coalition Partners Curacao Chronicle 9 February 2017 Curacao govt collapses new elections coming in April NL Times 13 February 2017 Pisas beedigd als nieuwe premier Curacao in Dutch NU nl 24 March 2017 Political structure The Economist Intelligence Unit Update 14 Parties Participate In The Upcoming Election Curacao Chronicle 9 March 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 Curacao general election amp oldid 1059911286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
