RAIZ

{{Infobox political party

| name = ROOTS

| native_name = RAIZ

| logo = Logo of the RAIZ.png

| logo_size = 150px

| colorcode = {{party color|RAIZ}}

| leader = Ursell Arends

| chairman = Maximino Wernet

| founders = Tai-Foo Lee,
Ursell Arends

| founded = {{Start date|2017|6|9|df=yes}}

| ideology = Social democracy
Progressivism

| position =Centre-left

| colours = {{color box|{{party color|RAIZ}}|border=darkgray}} Dark blue
{{color box|#9BB452|border=darkgray}} Green

| slogan = Sembrando Futuro

| anthem =

| seats1_title = Parliament of Aruba

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|21|hex={{party color|RAIZ}}}}

| flag =

| website = [https://raizaruba.com/ raizaruba.com]

| country = Aruba

}}

RAIZ ({{lit|Roots}}) is an Aruban political party. The party was founded on 9 June 2017 by Tai-Foo Lee and Ursell Arends, the latter of whom is also the party leader.{{Cite web|date=24 September 2020|title=RAIZ ta den preparacion pa eleccion 2021|url=https://24ora.com/raiz-ta-den-preparacion-pa-eleccion-2021/|access-date=5 April 2021|website=24 ora.com}} Raiz is a middle-class party with a progressive, social-democratic slant.{{Cite web|date=2017|title=Nieuwe partij Raiz in de startblokken|url=http://www.ingenuityaruba.com/portfolio/partido-raiz/|access-date=5 April 2021|website=Amigoe}} It aims to distinguish itself from the traditional parties through innovative campaign and political culture. The party's spearheads are public finances and transparency of governance.

Participation in elections

RAIZ debuted in the state elections of 2017 and was the first Aruban political party to also present a calculation of its party program. With a list of five candidates, the party obtained 2,107 votes, but was 82 votes short for a state seat. Between 2017 and 2021, it remained active as an extra-parliamentary party.{{Cite web|date=30 January 2021|title=Partido Raiz a cuminsa cu presentacion di nan candidato|url=https://www.bondia.com/partido-raiz-a-cuminsa-cu-presentacion-di-nan-candidato/|access-date=5 April 2021|website=Bon Dia}} RAIZ managed to secure two state seats in the 2021 elections amazing; it has since become the third largest party in Aruba with 5,430 votes.{{Cite web|last=Henriquez, Sharina|date=26 June 2021|title=MEP wint verkiezingen Aruba maar kleine partijen ook|url=https://caribischnetwerk.ntr.nl/2021/06/26/mep-wint-verkiezingen-aruba-maar-kleine-partijen-ook/|access-date=26 June 2021|website=Caribisch Netwerk}}

Election results

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! Election

! Leader

! Votes

! %

! Seats

! +/–

! Status

2017

| rowspan=3 |Ursell Arends

| 2,107

| 3.59 (#5)

| {{Composition bar|0|21|hex={{party color|RAIZ}}}}

| New

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

2021

| 5,474

| 9.34 (#3)

| {{Composition bar|2|21|hex={{party color|RAIZ}}}}

| {{increase}} 2

| {{yes2|Coalition}}

2024

| 2,323

| 4.19 (#5)

| {{Composition bar|0|21|hex={{party color|RAIZ}}}}

| {{decrease}} 2

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

References

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{{Aruban political parties}}

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Category:Political parties in Aruba

Category:Political parties established in 2017

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