2012 Curaçao general election

The Curaçao general election of 2012 will be held 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 will be the first of the Curaçao after obtaining the status of country (Dutch: land) within the Kingdom of the Netherlands upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010. The present Estates were a succession of the Island council (Netherlands Antilles) island council.

Background

The Scholte-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 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.

Opinion polls

In August and September 2012, opinion polls were conducted among the potential voters.

  Curaçao general elections, polls 2012

Parties	2010 elections % (Seats)	August 2012 poll % (Seats)	September 2012 poll % (Seats)	+/-
Partido Antiá Restrukturá (PAR)	30 (8)	34 (8)	16 (3)	-17 (-5)
Movementu Futuro Korsou (MFK)	21 (5)	27 (6)	26 (6)	+5 (+1)
Pueblo Soberano (PS)	19 (4)	20 (5)	26 (6)	+7 (+2)
Movishon Antia Nobo (MAN)	9 (2)	6 (1)	5 (1)	-4 (-1)
Partido Frente Obrero Liberashon 30 Di Mei (FOL)	7 (1)	2 (0)	3 (0)	4 (-1)
Partido Nashonal di Pueblo (PNP)	6 (1)	4 (0)	1 (0)	-3 (-1)
Partido pa Adelanto I Inovashon Soshal (PAIS)	3 (0)	5 (1)	21 (5)	+18 (+5)
Others	5 (0)	2 (0)	2 (0)	-3 (0)