General elections took place in Curaçao on 19 March 2021, two days after the 2021 Dutch general election.
Electoral system The 21 members of the Estates are elected by proportional representation.Political structure The Economist Intelligence Unit Parties that won at least one seat in the 2017 election were allowed to participate automatically and a primary election was held to determine which non-parliamentary parties could run. In the primary, 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 In Curaçao, parties with no parliamentary representation must compete in a primary, and must receive an equivalent of at least 1% of the total number of votes present in the prior election (in 2017) to participate in the general election. The primary was held on 30 and 31 January. The threshold to advance was 789 votes. PartyLeaderVotes% of 2017 turnoutQualifiedNational People's PartyRuthmilda D. Larmonie-Cecilia3,3744.22Curaçao is the BestMichelangelo Martines2,6863.36Work for CuraçaoRennox Calmes2,2162.77A Change for CuraçaoRaichel Sintjacoba1,5141.89Democratic PartyElsa Rozendal1,4921.87Curaçao with VisionMiles B.M. Mercera1,3031.63Movementu Kousa ProméRené Rosalia1,2851.61Curaçao a New Dutch MunicipalityLuigi Faneyte9421.18MAVIS PartyMavis Albertina7580.95KAS MovementHumphrey Davelaar7460.93Union and ProgressElvis F. de Andrade6270.78Party for the Wellbeing of CuraçaoJulius Koko5470.68A New CuraçaoPeter Alberto5200.65Awor Ta BastaMarulla Chirino3500.44New Alliance PartyAmado Rojer1760.22People for Progress MovementMarco Tyrol620.07Total valid votes18,598Total invalid votes597Total blank votes29Total votes19,224Source: Supreme Electoral Council of Curaçao
Campaign period On 7 March, the fourth candidate on the list of Work for Curaçao, Almier Godett, was shot and killed while trying to calm a family dispute.Curaçao politician Almier Godett (38) shot dead
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