The People's Crusade Labour Party ( Dutch : Partij van de Arbeid en de Volksstrijd ; Papiamento : Partido Laboral Krusada Popular , PLKP ), sometimes referred to as simply Laboral , was a political party in Curaçao founded in 1997. It was known as the party of the labour unions.
10-556: 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 (Democratic Labour Party). The group obtained 1.2% of the votes which was insufficient for a seat. The party was founded as the labour unions wanted to have
20-676: A Netherlands Antilles political party is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2012 Cura%C3%A7ao general election General elections were held in Curaçao on 19 October 2012. Early elections for the Curaçao island council were necessary as the Cabinet- Schotte lost its majority in the Estates of Curaçao . The elections were the first of the Curaçao after obtaining the status of country ( Dutch : land ) within
30-529: A say in politics of Curaçao. 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 . At the elections of 27 January 2006, the party lost parliamentary representation in the Netherlands Antilles. This Curaçao -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
40-761: The Kingdom of the Netherlands upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010. The election saw six parties obtain one or more of the 21 seats, with Sovereign People and Movement for the Future of Curaçao both winning five. The Schotte-cabinet relied on a majority of 11 out of 21 seats in the Estates (the parties Movementu Futuro Korsou (MFK), Pueblo Soberano (PS) and Movishon Antia Nobo (MAN)). When Eugene Cleopa (MAN) and MFK parliamentary leader Dean Rozier decided to leave their fraction, and to stay in
50-639: The Dominican Republic. The final result is: Based on these results, PS, MFK and MAN (the 2010 coalition parties) had a majority in the estates, and decided to form a government. The parties signed a declaration to that effect (termed the Zeelandia declaration), while acting governor Adele van der Pluijm-Vrede appointed Glenn Camelia as "informateur" to advise her on a suitable majority government. MFK pulled out of negotiations on 28 October, stating unfavorable comments of PS-leader Wiels on radio as
60-514: The Estates as an individual party, the Cabinet lost its majority. The move of Cleopa and Rozier was a result of problematic relationship with the Netherlands and charges of corruption and nepotism of the Scholte government. All prospective parties that had no seats in the Estates prior to the election, needed in order to qualify for participation in the elections to obtain 743 support votes: 1% of
70-513: The Hoofdkiesraad.(English: main election council ) In August and September 2012, opinion polls were conducted among the potential voters indicating they would vote and who already had decided what to vote. 116,857 people were eligible to vote by satisfying 3 main criteria residents of Curaçao of at least 18 years of age with Dutch citizenship . The elections were supervised by observers from Aruba, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago and
80-423: The cause. A majority was formed based on PS, PAIS, PNP and Glenn Sulvaran (who had left PAR to become an independent member of parliament), which formed an interim cabinet led by Daniel Hodge . The interim cabinet was succeeded by the cabinet- Asjes on 7 June 2013. Daniel Hodge Daniel Hodge (born 23 October 1959) is a Curaçaoan politician who served as the third Prime Minister of Curaçao . He
90-473: The number of valid votes during the 2010 elections. The vote took place on 8 and 9 September 2012 amongst the parties. Eight parties qualified to participate in the elections: Pueblo Soberano (PS), Partido Democraat (DP), Partido Alternativa Real (PAR), Partido MAN, Partido Nashonal di Pueblo (PNP), Frente Obrero Liberashon 30 di mei (FOL), Movementu Futuro Kòrsou (MFK) and Partido pa Adelanto i Inovashon Soshal (PAIS). The lists of these parties were approved by
100-481: Was sworn in on 31 December 2012 by Acting Governor Adèle van der Pluijm-Vrede , replacing Stanley Betrian , who led an interim government in the last months of 2012. On 27 March 2013, Hodge lodged the resignation of his cabinet and continued in a demissionary capacity until a new cabinet was formed on 7 June 2013. Hodge was formerly director of the Postspaarbank Curaçao . Hodge was elected as
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