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LOCAL Saturday 5 auguSt 2017
Let Election Time Begin!
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-
