General elections were held in Curaçao on 5 October 2016, having been postponed from 30 September due to Hurricane Matthew.Elections now on Wednesday Daily Herald - Sint Maarten, 30 September 2016Announcement Government Of Curaçao: Date Elections 2016 Curaçao Chronicle, 3 February 2016 A total of thirteen parties participated.
Electoral system The 21 members of the Estates were elected by proportional representation.Political structure The Economist Intelligence Unit Parties that won seats in the previous elections were allowed to participate, whilst primary elections were held to determine which other parties can run, with parties required to receive the equivalent of 1% of the vote from the previous elections in order to participate.
Primary elections Primary elections were held prior to the elections for new parties or parties that had failed to win seats in the previous elections in 2012, with parties having to obtain the equivalent of 1% of the vote in the previous elections;Chairman of Curacao electoral council discusses upcoming general election Caribbean News Now, 12 July 2016 i.e. 870 votes.
The primary elections took place on 20 and 21 August 2016, with seven of the fifteen participating parties qualifying:
PartyAbbreviationLeaderVotesQualifiedKòrsou di nos tur KdnTAmparo dos Santos2,178Movementu Patriótiko i Adelanto SosialPASCharles Cooper1,543Un Korsou Hustu UKHOmayra Leeflang1,361Movementu Progresivo MPMarylin Moses1,240Movementu Kousa Promé MKPRene Rosalia1,122Democratic PartyDPGeraldine Parris1,094Partido pro Kòrsou Ivar Asjes965Workers' Liberation FrontFOLWilson Godett622Partido Reskate Integral KòrsouPRIKMilangelo Isidora5051 TIM MAGNO 1TM 378Partido Aliansa Nobo PAN Amado Rojer280Movementu Revelashon BintiR16Darwin de Lanoi273Partido GOOL 205Fórsa Elevá/Partido KooperativistaFE/PKP 62Korsou, Un Pais NoboUPNTito Lopez49Total valid votes11,877Invalid votes245Total votes12,122Source: KSE
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