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            ORANJESTAD - In case you  didate  lists  for  the  coming                              results  at  the  27th  of  Sep-  ly, Aruba has been part of
            were wandering the streets  elections in September.                                    tember at 10pm.              the  Netherlands  Antilles,  a
            of  Oranjestad  yesterday  Party  lists  may  contain  up                              Aruba  is  a  constituent  six island federation, which
            afternoon  or  just  driving  to 29 candidates.                                        country of the Kingdom of  also included Bonaire, Cu-
            towards  town,  you  may  The  current  governmental                                   the Netherlands and takes  raçao,  St.Maarten,  Saba
            have  noticed  some  color-  majority  party  is  AVP  (Aru-                           place in a framework of a  and St. Eustatius.
            ful  groups  accompanied  ban  People’s  Party)  that                                  parliamentary  representa-   On  January  1st,  1986,  Aru-
            by noise in the streets.     has been governing the is-                                tive  democratic  country,  ba  became  a  separate
                                         land for 8 years already.                                 whereby the prime minister  entity  within  the  Kingdom
            Yellow, green, blue, red or    The  new  political  leaders                            is the head of government,  of the Netherlands, but still
            more  colored  T-shirts  and  of Aruba will be known by                                and of a multi-party system.  has  strong  economic,  cul-
            flags that each represent a  the end of voting day. The                                The Head of State is an in-  tural, political and defense
            political party.             voting  day  is  on  22nd  of                             herited  monarchy  with  a  ties  with  Holland  and  her
            Reason:  the  political  par-  September followed by the                               governor appointed by the  ‘sister’ islands.q
            ties  submitted  their  can-  determination  of  election                              Dutch  Monarch.  Historical-
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