List of political parties in Aruba

Aruba has a multi-party political system with numerous historical and contemporary political parties. Several parties have emerged from labor movements, independence activism, and constitutional debates following Aruba’s Status Aparte in 1986.[1]

Parties

The native party names are mostly in Papiamento or Dutch with several derived from Venezuelan party names in Spanish.


Parties represented in Parliament

Party Abbr. Leader Political
position 		Ideology MPs
Aruban People's Party
Dutch: Arubaanse Volkspartij
Papiamento: Partido di Pueblo Arubano 		AVP Mike Eman Centre-right
9 / 21
People's Electoral Movement
Papiamento: Movimiento Electoral di Pueblo
Dutch: Electorale Volksbeweging 		MEP Evelyn Wever-Croes Centre-left
8 / 21
FUTURO
English: FUTURE
Dutch: TOEKOMST 		TUR
  • Gerlien Croes
  • Geoffrey Wever
3 / 21
Aruban Patriotic Party
Papiamento: Partido Patriotico di Aruba
Dutch: Arubaanse Patriottische Partij 		PPA Otmar Oduber Centre-left Social democracy
1 / 21

Source:[2]

Minor parties (extra-parliamentary)

Party Abbr. Leader Political
position 		Ideology Votes
Accion 21
English: Action 21
Dutch: Actie 21 		A21 Miguel Mansur Centre Liberal
Progressive
 2,203
United Christians Reinforcing the Potential of Aruba
Papiamento: Cristiannan Uni Reforzando Potencial di Aruba
Dutch: Verenigde Christenen ter Versterking van het Potentieel van Aruba 		CURPA Eric Ras 423
Youth Bringing Change
Papiamento: Hubentud Treciendo Cambio
Dutch: Jeugd die Verandering Brengt 		HTC Gilbert Webb 505
Fight for Reform
Papiamento: Lucha pa Reforma
Dutch: Strijd voor Hervorming 		LpR Ryçond Santos do Nascimento 1,349
Aruban Sovereignty Movement
Papiamento: Movimiento Arubano Soberano
Dutch: Arubaanse Soevereiniteitsbeweging 		MAS Marisol Tromp Centre-left Social democracy 1,727
RAIZ
English: ROOTS
Dutch: WORTELS 		RAIZ Ursell Arends Centre-left Social democracy 2,324
Democratic Network
Papiamento: Red Democratico
Dutch: Democratisch Netwerk 		RED Ricardo Croes
635

Source:[3]

Inactive/defunct parties

This list includes parties that are currently registered with the Aruban Electoral Council and/or have participated in a general election either on their own or in a combined list.[4]

  • Accion Democratico 86 (Democratic Action 86, AD86)[5]
  • Accion Democratico Nacional (National Democratic Action, ADN)
  • Aliansa Democratico Arubano (Aruban Democratic Alliance, Aliansa)
  • Aruba su Bienestar Organisacion (Organization for Aruba’s Well-Being, ABO)[6]
  • Conscientisacion pa Liberacion di Aruba (Consciousness-raising for the Liberation of Aruba, CLA)
  • Convergencia Royalista Nacional (Nationalist Royalist Convergence, CORONA)[7]
  • Movemento Indigena Arubano (Aruban Indigenous Movement, MIA)[8]
  • Movimiento Patriotico Arubano (Aruban Patriotic Movement, MPA)
  • Movimiento Social Independiente (Independent Social Movement, MSI)
  • Movimiento Socialista di Aruba (Socialist Movement of Aruba, MSA)
  • Organisacion Liberal Arubano (Aruban Liberal Organization, OLA)
  • Partido Democratico Arubano (Aruban Democratic Party, PDA)[9]
  • Partido Direccion Politiea (Citizenship Direction Party, PDP)
  • Partido pa un Aruba Restructura Awor (Party for a Restructured Aruba Now, PARA)
  • Partido Democracia Real (Real Democracay Party, PDR)
  • Partido Patriotico Nobo (New Patriotic Party, PPN)
  • Plataforma Politico di Trahador (Political Platform of Workers, PPT)
  • Pueblo Orguyoso y Respeta (Proud and Respected People, POR)[10]
  • Pueblo Prome (People First, PP)[11]
  • Summum Bonum (The Highest Good, Summum Bonum)
  • Union Patriotico Progresista (Progressive Patriotic Union, UPP)[12]

Source: [13][14][15][16][17][18]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Previous Editions of U.S. Bilateral Fact Sheets Relations". U.S. Department of State. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Minutes of the session of the Central Electoral Committee for proclaiming the results of the election of the members of the States" (PDF). Electorale Raad van Aruba. Aruban Electoral Council. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Minutes of the session of the Central Electoral Committee for proclaiming the results of the election of the members of the States" (PDF). Electorale Raad van Aruba. Aruban Electoral Council. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  4. ^ "The political parties registered with the Electoral Council and their authorized representatives, in alphabetical order" (PDF). Electorale Raad van Aruba. Aruban Electoral Council. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  5. ^ "New political party in Aruba". delpher.nl. NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  6. ^ "The ABO Party thanks the signatories of its list". MasNoticia. MasNoticia. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  7. ^ "New Political Party 'CORONA'". Delpher.nl. Amigoe. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Candidate lists submitted to the Electoral Council". Antilliaans Dagblad. Antilliaans Dagblad. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  9. ^ "PDA youth wing". delpher.nl. Amigoe. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Otmar Oduber: The POR Party stands for "Pueblo Orguyoso y Respeta" (Proud and Respected People)". NoticiaCla. NoticiaCla. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Aruba goes to the polls today". Aruba.nu. Aruba Nu. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  12. ^ [Progressive Patriotic Union "Drs. C.A.S.D. ('Booshi') Wever"]. Parlement.com. Montesquieu Instituut. Retrieved 13 January 2026. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  13. ^ "Stipulation of the 2005 election results". Gobierno di Aruba. Government of Aruba. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Stipulation of the 2009 election results". Gobierno di Aruba. Government of Aruba. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Stipulation of the 2013 election results". Gobierno di Aruba. Government of Aruba. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  16. ^ "Stipulation of the 2017 election results". Gobierno di Aruba. Government of Aruba. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Stipulation of the 2021 election results". Gobierno di Aruba. Government of Aruba. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Stipulation of the 2024 election results". Gobierno di Aruba. Government of Aruba. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
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