Politics of Aruba, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic country, whereby the prime minister is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Federal legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Aruba but it has full autonomy on most matters. Exceptions are defence, foreign affairs, and the Supreme Court. The constitution was enacted in January 1986. Executive power rests with a governor, and a prime minister heads an eight-member Cabinet. The governor of Aruba is appointed for a six-year term by the monarch, and the prime minister and deputy prime minister are elected by the Staten for four-year terms. The legislature or Staten is made up of 21 members elected by direct, popular vote to serve four-year terms. The Governor of Aruba is the representative on Aruba of the Dutch head of state (Queen Beatrix). ... Fredis Refunjol (born 1950) is the current governor of Aruba. ... The Prime Minister of Aruba is Arubas head of government. ... Nelson Orlando Oduber (born 1947) is the prime minister of Aruba. ... The Estates (Staten) is the legislature or parliament of Aruba. ... This article lists political parties in Aruba. ... Politics of Aruba Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Aruba ... General elections were held in Aruba on 23 September 2005. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in red and orange—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ... Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principles of popular sovereignty by the peoples representatives. ... For other uses, see Country (disambiguation). ... The Prime Minister of Aruba is Arubas head of government. ... The head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. ... Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, the executive is the branch of a government charged with implementing, or executing, the law. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      In the law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of courts which administer justice in the name of the sovereign or state, a mechanism for the resolution of disputes. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The Prime Minister of Aruba is Arubas head of government. ... The Governor of Aruba is the representative on Aruba of the Dutch head of state (Queen Beatrix). ...

Aruba's judicial system, which has mainly been derived from the Dutch system, operates independently of the legislature and the executive. Jurisdiction, including appeal, lies with the Common Court of Justice of Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles and the Supreme Court of Justice in the Netherlands.

Political conditions

After a break in the coalition between the ruling Aruban People's Party (Arubaanse Volkspartij, AVP) and the Aruban Liberal Organization (Organisashon Liberal Arubano, OLA), the election of July 1998 was pushed forward to December 1997. Unfortunately, the results were unclear, with no clear mandate for a particular coalition. The AVP announced that they preferred a coalition between the large parties, the MEP and the AVP. The message was not clear enough from the MEP side and the negotiations went sluggish. After more than 6 months of talks, the AVP started negotiations with its previous coalition partner and succeeded to form a weak but stable enough coalition. The MEP remained in the opposition, a place strategically favored by the party leader Nelson (Nel) O. Oduber.
Four years later, in September 2001, the strategy paid off and the MEP won a decisive victory from the opposition. The MEP took 12 of 21 seats to form Aruba's first non-coalition government. The AVP on the other hand lost heavily and retained only 6 seats. The other coalition partner of the AVP OLA, retained only 1 seat. The PPA, which endured two seatless elections, got 2 seats.
After the 2001 election, the AVP leader, Dr. Robertico (Tico) Croes stepped down as party leader and left politics as the result of the election results. He went on to pursue a career in teaching in the United States of America (University of Central Florida).
The AVPAVP underwent a long and arduous restructuring process which included a new party leader, Michiel (Mike) G. Eman, grandson of one of the party founders. In the 2005 elections, the AVP gained seats contrary to most predictions and remained the largest opposition party.
The MEP, on the other hand lost votes, but managed to only lose a single seat, thus remaining in office after the 2005 elections and still as a non-coalition government.
In these elections, however, the PPA and OLA parties lost their seats and other lesser known parties, failed to get enough votes for a seat in the Parliament. The DR party did not win a seat by a very narrow margin. The winning parties (i.e. which gained seats) in the 2005 elections were the AVP RED and the MPA.
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After the 2005 elections the PPA all but disappeared from the political scene and the OLA seems have entered an uncertain state, as the party leader publicly acknowledged that he was joining the MEP.
Since 2005 elections, the MEP has been plagued by constant allegations of corruption and scandals. One such allegation resulted in the removal of selected authorities (related to naturalization and immigration) from the Minister of Justice (Hiacinto (Rudy) Croes) by means of a protocol signed by three Dutch Ministers and the government of Aruba.
Another scandal, which has not resulted in a conviction is related to the Minister of Labour. The Minister, T.F. (Ramon) Lee, was publicly accused by a female aide of sexual harassment.
The latest scandal is the result of a bribery letter, the now infamous "Namdar Letter", exposed by a former MEP aide, Micheal Williams.

Executive branch

The Governor General is appointed by the monarch for a six-year term.
The Council of Ministers is elected by the Staten. Beatrix (born January 31, 1938 as Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld) has been the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since April 30, 1980. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Fredis Refunjol (born 1950) is the current governor of Aruba. ... is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Prime Minister of Aruba is Arubas head of government. ... Nelson Orlando Oduber (born 1947) is the prime minister of Aruba. ... The Peoples Electoral Movement (Movimiento Electoral di Pueblo) is a social democratic political party in Aruba. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Monarch (disambiguation). ...

Parliament building in Oranjestad

Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2560 × 1920 pixel, file size: 1. ... Center of Oranjestad Oranjestad (Dutch: Orange City), with a population of 26,355 (2000), is the capital and most important city of Aruba located on the southern coast near the western end of the island. ...

Legislative branch

Aruba elects on national level a legislature. The Estates (Staten) have 21 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation with a universal suffrage from 18 years of age. Aruba has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful. A legislatureis a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to ratify laws. ... The Estates (Staten) is the legislature or parliament of Aruba. ... Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (grouped by a certain measure) obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive (usually in legislative assemblies). ... A multi-party system is a type of party system. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ...

Political parties and elections

A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ... This article lists political parties in Aruba. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ... Politics of Aruba Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Aruba ... The Estates (Staten) is the legislature or parliament of Aruba. ... The Peoples Electoral Movement (Movimiento Electoral di Pueblo) is a social democratic political party in Aruba. ... The Aruban Peoples Party (Arubaanse Volkspartij/Partido di Pueplo Arubano) is a christian democratic political party in Aruba. ... The Aruban Patriot Movement (Movimento Patriótico Arubano) is a political party in Aruba, formed by dissidents of the Aruban Patriotic Party. ... Network of Eternal Democracy (Red Eternal Democratico) is a political party in Aruba. ... Real Democracy (Democracia Real) is a political party in Aruba. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Aruban political parties ... The Aruban Patriotic Party (Partido Patriótico Arubano) is a political party in Aruba. ...

Additional Political Parties

• Aruban Democratic Alliance

The Aruban Democratic Alliance (Aliansa Democratico Arubano) is a political party in Aruba. ...

External links

• AVP Website

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International relations

International organization participation: Caricom (observer), ECLAC (associate), Interpol, IOC, UNESCO (associate), Parlatino, WCL(World Confederation of Labour), WToO (associate) and Caribbean Tourism Organisation. The Caribbean Community and Common Market or CARICOM was established by the Treaty of Chaguaramas which came into effect on August 1, 1973. ... The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC or ECLAC) was established in 1948 (then as the UN Economic Commission for Latin America) to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... Parlatino headquarters (São Paulo), designed by Oscar Niemeyer Parlatino headquarters: foyer Parlatino headquarters: assembly hall The Latin American Parliament (Parlatino), is a regional, permanent and unicameral organism, integrated from the national Parliaments of Latin America, elected democratically by means of universal suffrage in countries that ratified the corresponding Treaty... WCL is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: Washington College of Law, American Universitys law school in Washington, D.C. Water Closet, a European euphemism for a room in which toilet facilities are located. ... The World Tourism Organization (WTO) is a UN agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. ... The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) is a Caribbean based joint-coalition of 33 independent: committees, boards, consuls, authorities and organisations involved in tourism throughout Central America, the Caribbean basin, South America and Bermuda. ...