2024 Aruban general election

Early general elections were held in Aruba on 6 December 2024 to elect all 21 members of Parliament.^[1][2]

2024 Aruban general election

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All 21 seats in Parliament 11 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– AVP Wendrick Cicilia 32.21 9 +2 MEP Evelyn Wever-Croes 31.66 8 −1 FUTURO Gerlien Croes [nl] Geoffrey Wever [pap] 13.24 3 New PPA Otmar Oduber [nl] 6.38 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Evelyn Wever-Croes MEP Mike Eman AVP

Background

On 9 September 2024 the Second Wever-Croes cabinet resigned following the vote for the presidency of the States of Aruba which saw Raymond Kamperveen (RAIZ) elected with the help from the opposition over the incumbent president Edgard Vrolijk (MEP), who had run for the position again. In doing so, RAIZ broke the coalition agreement with MEP, according to Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes.

The fall of the government occurred approximately nine months before the general elections scheduled for June 2025. At the request of the cabinet, the governor of Aruba dissolved parliament and called early elections.^[3]

Electoral system

The 21 members were elected by open list proportional representation.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Aruban People's Party	17,877	32.21	9	+2
	People's Electoral Movement	17,571	31.66	8	–1
	FUTURO [pap]	7,349	13.24	3	New
	Aruban Patriotic Party	3,538	6.38	1	+1
	RAIZ	2,323	4.19	0	–2
	Accion 21	2,204	3.97	0	–1
	Aruban Sovereignty Movement	1,722	3.10	0	–2
	Fight for Reform	1,349	2.43	0	New
	Democratic Network	635	1.14	0	0
	Youth Bringing Change	505	0.91	0	0
	United Christians Strengthening Aruba's Potential [nl]	423	0.76	0	0
Total		55,496	100.00	21	0
Valid votes		55,496	98.27
Invalid/blank votes		976	1.73
Total votes		56,472	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		69,824	80.88
Source: Electoral Council

Government formation

On 28 December the AVP and FUTURO agreed to form a new government.^[4] In accordance with a 2021 law on government integrity, negotiators from both parties were screened by the judiciary and state security services. The screening process was completed on 15 January 2025, after which the two parties began negotiating a governing agreement.^[5] Agreement was reached on 6 February, with former Prime Minister Mike Eman returning to lead the government. He was sworn in on 28 March 2025.^[6]