Party for the Restructured Antilles
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The Party for the Restructured Antilles (Partido Antiá Restrukturá) is a political party
in Curaçao
, the Netherlands Antilles
. The party was formed in the aftermath of constitutional referendums held on the islands in the Netherlands Antilles in 1993, when a majority had voted against the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.
At the legislative elections in the Netherlands Antilles
, 18 January 2002, the party won 20.6% of the popular vote and 4 out of 22 seats. Its leader Etiënne Ys
became prime minister of the Netherlands Antilles. At the elections in the Netherlands Antilles
of 27 January 2006, the party won 5 out of 22 seats. The leader of the party Emily de Jongh-Elhage
, became Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
, the Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
. The party was formed in the aftermath of constitutional referendums held on the islands in the Netherlands Antilles in 1993, when a majority had voted against the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.
At the legislative elections in the Netherlands Antilles
Elections in the Netherlands Antilles
Elections in the Netherlands Antilles gives information on election and election results of the estates of the former Netherlands Antilles.The Netherlands Antilles had a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often had a chance of gaining power alone, and parties had to...
, 18 January 2002, the party won 20.6% of the popular vote and 4 out of 22 seats. Its leader Etiënne Ys
Etienne Ys
Etienne Nestor Ys is a Netherlands Antilles politician.Ys was born in Curaçao. He has served as Prime Minister on two occasions - from 3 June 2002 to 22 July 2003 and from 3 June 2004 to 26 March 2006...
became prime minister of the Netherlands Antilles. At the elections in the Netherlands Antilles
Elections in the Netherlands Antilles
Elections in the Netherlands Antilles gives information on election and election results of the estates of the former Netherlands Antilles.The Netherlands Antilles had a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often had a chance of gaining power alone, and parties had to...
of 27 January 2006, the party won 5 out of 22 seats. The leader of the party Emily de Jongh-Elhage
Emily de Jongh-Elhage
Emily Saïdy de Jongh-Elhage was the last Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles from 26 March 2006 until their dissolution on 10 October 2010.She is also leader of the Party for the Restructured Antilles.-Personal background:...
, became Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles.