Labour Party People's Crusade
Labour Party People's Crusade | |
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| Leader | Errol Goeloe |
| Founded | 1997[1] |
| Colours | Red (elections 2012) |
The Labour Party People's Crusade (Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid en de Volksstrijd, Papiamento: Partido Laboral Krusada Popular, Laboral) is a political party in Curaçao founded in 1997.[1] By obtaining 1019 registrations of support, the party qualified (a minimum of 743 was required) for participation in the Curaçao General Election of 2012 on 19 October in a combined list with the Democratic Party (DP) named Partido Democrat Laboral.[2][3] The group obtained 1.2% of the votes which was insufficient for a seat.[4]
Netherlands Antilles
The party was founded as the labour unions wanted to have a say in politics of Curaçao.[1] At the legislative elections in the Netherlands Antilles, 18 January 2002, the party won 12.1% of the popular vote of Curaçao and 2 out of 22 seats in the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles.[5] At the elections of 27 January 2006, the party lost parliamentary representation in the Netherlands Antilles.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 Leoni Leidel-Schenk (12 October 2012). "Partijen aan het woord:Partido laboral/Democraat" (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ Natasja Gibbs (22 August 2012). "Democrat en Laboral sluiten alliantie". Radio Netherlands Worldwide (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "Voorverkiezingen". Main Electoral Office, Curacao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "Pueblo Soberano Biggest Party After Elections 2012". Curaçao Chronicle. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "Totaaluitslag 2002". Main Electoral Office, Curacao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ↑ "Totaaluitslag 2006". Main Electoral Office, Curacao (Conseho Supremo Elektoral) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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