The Real Alternative Party (, PAR), formerly the Party for the Restructured Antilles (; ) until 2016, is a political party in Curaçao. With two seats, the party is the third largest party in the Parliament of Curaçao, following the 2025 elections.
Netherlands Antilles The party was formed in the wake 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 2002 Netherlands Antilles general election, the party won 20.6% of the popular vote and 4 of the 14 seats in the Curaçao constituency in the 22-seat Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles. Its leader Etiënne Ys became prime minister of the Netherlands Antilles. When the party won five and six seats respectively in the Netherlands Antilles general election in 2006 and 2010, its leader Emily de Jongh-Elhage became the last Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles.
In the island council of the island territory of Curaçao the party won five and seven seats respectively. In the last island council the party obtained 8 of the 21 seats. The island council continued as Parliament of Curaçao upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in October 2010.
Curaçao On the formation of the second Whiteman cabinet in November 2015, the PAR joined the government for the first time in five years. PAR remained part of the government until December 2016.
Election results Election Votes % Seats +/– Position Government 1995 24,055 34.2 8 1st 1999 15,948 22.6 3 1st 2003 13,710 20.4 0 2nd 2007 20,862 28.0 2 1st 2010 22,474 30.0 1 1st 2012 17,179 19.7 4 3rd 2016 11,949 15.1 0 3rd 2017 18,362 23.2 2 1st 2021 11,778 13.9 2 2nd 2025 7,561 10.0 2 3rd
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External links Official web site