Country Report Curaçao 3rd Quarter 2018

Outlook for 2018-19: Election watch

Since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, no government has lasted the full length of its four-year term, and there is a considerable chance that the current ruling coalition will suffer from internal friction, presenting risks to political stability. The next elections are not due until 2021, but there is a high risk of early elections before that date, owing to the coalition's slim majority in the Staten (the parliament) of just one legislator. A high degree of political fragmentation on the island will contribute to this risk; in the 2017 elections the 21 legislative seats were contested by 11 parties, of which only seven obtained at least one seat. The PAR, MAN and MFK were the only parties to obtain a substantial amount of seats (at least five each).

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