National People's Party (Curaçao)
Political party in Curaçao / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National People's Party (PNP, Papiamento: Partido Nashonal di Pueblo; Dutch: Nationale Volkspartij) is a Christian democratic political party in Curaçao established in 1948. The party participated in island council elections of the territory Curaçao as well as the Curaçao-constituency of the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles until the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010.
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Leader | Ruthmilda Larmonie-Cecilia |
Founded | 19 April 1948[citation needed] |
Split from | Curaçaose Catholic Party |
Ideology | Christian democracy |
Political position | Centre to centre-right |
Regional affiliation | Christian Democrat Organization of America |
International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
Colours | Green |
Estates of Curaçao | 4 / 21
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The party then held seats in the first, second and third Estates of Curaçao,[1][2] but lost that seat in the 2017 elections. They would obtain their best ever result in the next elections in 2021 for the fifth Estates, winning four seats and over 12% of the votes case.