Bonaire Democratic Party Explained

Bonaire Democratic Party
Native Name:Partido Demokrátiko Boneriano
Leader:Clark Abraham
President:Peter Silberie[1]
Secretary:Cardine Cicilia
Leader1 Title:Leader in the Island Council
Leader1 Name:Clark Abraham
Ideology:Social democracy
Progressivism
Autonomism
Position:Centre-left
Colors:Red
Seats1 Title:Island Council
Website:https://www.votademokrat.org
Country:Bonaire
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Category:Political parties in Bonaire

The Bonaire Democratic Party (Papiamento: Partido Demokrátiko Boneriano|label=[[Papiamento|Papiamentu]], PDB; Dutch; Flemish: Democratische Partij Bonaire), also known as Demokrat, is a political party in Bonaire and formerly the Netherlands Antilles.

History

The party was founded in 1954 by Julio Antonio Abraham. It is a progressive social-democratic party that advocates for more autonomy for the island of Bonaire.[2]

In the 2002 Netherlands Antilles general election, the party won 2.6% of the popular vote and one out of 22 seats in the Estates. In the 2006 general election, the party kept one seat, winning 44.5% of the vote in Bonaire. In the 2015 island council election, the party won three out of nine seats and formed a coalition with the Bonaire Patriotic Union (UPB).[3]

In the 2019 election, the party won three seats in the Island Council.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://bonaire.nu/2022/03/23/democratische-partij-bonaire-kiest-nieuw-bestuur/ Democratische Partij Bonaire kiest nieuw bestuur
  2. Web site: 21 February 2017. Elections 2017. 15 December 2017. XpBonaire Island Life.
  3. Web site: Caribbean Elections Bonaire Patriotic Union . 2023-03-03 . www.caribbeanelections.com.
  4. Web site: Results island council elections 2019 . Konseho Supremo Elektoral . 4 December 2020.