2025 Curaçao general election

The 2021 general elections led to a change in government. The outgoing coalition suffered a major defeat, with the Real Alternative Party (PAR) and the New Antilles Movement (MAN) losing many of their seats, while the National Innovation Party (PIN) lost all representation in parliament. From the opposition, the pro-independence party Movement for the Future of Curaçao (MFK) was the first place finisher, winning almost half of the seats.{{cite web|access-date=24 March 2025 |date=20 March 2021 |language=en |title=A major shift in Curaçao politics: MFK biggest party |url=https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/main/a-major-shift-in-curacao-politics-mfk-biggest-party/ |website=curacaochronicle.com}}.

MFK leader Gilmar Pisas was therefore appointed Formateur by Governor Lucille George-Wout.{{cite web|access-date=24 March 2025 |date=20 March 2021 |language=nl |publisher=Koninkrijk |title=MFK wint verkiezingen Curaçao met overmacht |url=https://koninkrijk.nu/2021/03/20/mfk-wint-verkiezingen-curacao-met-overmacht/ |website=koninkrijk.nu}}. On 26 March 2021, he signed an agreement for a coalition government between the MFK and the National People's Party (PNP).{{cite web|access-date=24 March 2025 |date=26 March 2021 |language=en |title=MFK, PNP sign coalition accord |url=https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/mfk-pnp-sign-coalition-accord#:~:text=WILLEMSTAD--The%20two%20biggest%20winners%20of%20Cura%C3%A7ao%E2%80%99s%20recent%20parliamentary,with%20MFK-leader%20Gilmar%20Pisas%20as%20the%20Prime%20Minister. |website=thedailyherald.sx}}. The new Pisas government was sworn in on 14 June.{{cite web|access-date=24 March 2025 |date=11 June 2021 |language=en |title=Pisas cabinet sworn in on Monday |url=https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/main/pisas-cabinet-sworn-in-on-monday/ |website=curacaochronicle.com}}.

Curaçao is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its governance takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy. The King of the Netherlands is the head of state, represented locally by a governor, with the Prime Minister of Curaçao serving as head of government.{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/curacao/ |title=CIA World Factbook- Curaçao|access-date= 15 July 2019}}

The Parliament of Curaçao is unicameral. It is composed of 21 representatives elected for four years according to party-list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency.{{cite web |title=Verkiezingen – Electorale Raad Curaçao |url=https://kse.cw/verkiezingen/ |website=kse.cw |access-date=27 March 2025 |language=nl}} Parliament elects the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.{{cite web |title=Curacao (04/15/11) |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/curacao/189442.htm |website=U.S. Department of State |access-date=27 March 2025}}

In Curaçao, parties with no parliamentary representation must compete in a primary and must receive an equivalent of at least 1% of the total number of votes present in the prior election (in 2021) to participate in the general election. The primary was held on 1 and 2 February. The threshold to advance was 848 votes.{{cite web |last1=Schakel |first1=Maarten |title=14 partijen schrijven zich in voor verkiezingen |url=https://curacao.nu/14-partijen-schrijven-zichin-voor-verkiezingen/ |website=Curacao.nu |access-date=27 March 2025 |language=nl |date=24 January 2025}}

{{Election results

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|party2=Movementu Kousa Promé|votes2=1006

|party3=Union i Progreso|votes3=720

|party4=Movementu Desaroyo Duradero Kòrsou|votes4=525

|party5=Sovereign People|votes5=466

|party6=Partido pa Penshonado|votes6=165

|party7=Civil Rights Movement Curaçao|votes7=84

|party8=ERA NOBO pa Curaçao|votes8=52

|divisor=84846

|invalid=83

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The MFK, party of the incumbent Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas, won a landslide victory. With 55.2% of the votes, it would receive 13 of the 21 parliamentary seats. This election is the first where a single party wins an absolute majority in Curaçao's parliament. The PNP, coalition partner of the MFK, maintained its four seats. In opposition, the PAR had its parliamentary representation halved, retaining only two seats.{{cite web|access-date=24 March 2025 |date=22 March 2025 |language=en |publisher=Loop News |title=MFK makes history with unprecedented parliamentary majority in Curacao |url=https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/mfk-makes-history-unprecedented-parliamentary-majority-curacao |website=caribbean.loopnews.com}}.

{{Election results

|party1=Movement for the Future of Curaçao|votes1=41638|seats1=13|sc1=+4

|party2=National People's Party|votes2=12297|seats2=4|sc2=0

|party3=Real Alternative Party|votes3=7561|seats3=2|sc3=–2

|party4=Partido MAN-{{ill|Partido Inovashon Nashonal|nl}}|votes4=6378|seats4=2|sc4=0

|party5=Curaçao is the Best|votes5=2526|seats5=0|sc5=–1

|party6={{ill|Movementu Kousa Promé|nl}}|votes6=1846|seats6=0|sc6=0

|party7=Work for Curaçao|votes7=1616|seats7=0|sc7=–1

|party8=Mihó Kòrsou|votes8=1540|seats8=0|sc8=New

|invalid=1302

|blank=233

|electorate=111932

|source=[https://www.facebook.com/ksecuracao/posts/pfbid0hQxnV7w62pRyu8Dfa5ByZVak1AGRk3Hw1zJeQ9QW8fNUxqcSMJ4DEfTqVemFALfVl KSE]

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Election monitoring was assisted by the Caribbean Community.https://caricom.org/arrival-statement-of-the-caribbean-community-caricom-elections-observation-team-to-the-general-elections-of-curacao/

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