Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: King WILLEM-ALEXANDER (since 30 April 2013) 

• Represented by Governor Lucille A. GEORGE-WOUT (since 4 November 2013) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Gilmar PISAS (since 14 June 2021) 

• Assembly: unicameral Parliament (Parlamento [Papiamento] / Staten [Dutch]) with 21 seats 

Electoral System:  

• The King is a hereditary monarch. 

• The Governor is appointed by the monarch. 

• Parliament elects the Prime Minister from among its members following an election. 

• In Parliament, all 21 members are directly elected by proportional representation vote and may serve an unlimited number of 4-year terms. 

Last Election: 

In 2021, the Movement for the Future of Curação (MFK) won the largest share of seats (9) and was followed by five other parties that also won seats. Voter turnout was 74%. 

Information for Voters: 

Elections / Verkiezingen (in Dutch) 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 23 January 2025 

• Voter registration deadline: 24 December 2024 

Main Parties in this Election: 

• Future Curação Movement / Movementu Futuro Kòrsou (MFK) 

• • Seats won in last election: 9 out of 21 

• Real Alternative Party / Partido Alternativa Real (PAR) 

• • Seats won in last election: 4 out of 21 

• National People’s Party / Partido Nashonal di Pueblo (PNP) 

• • Seats won in last election: 4 out of 21 

• MAN-PIN 

• • Seats won in last election: 2 out of 21 

• Curação is the Best / Kòrsou Esun Mihó (KEM) 

• • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 21 

• Work for Curação / Trabou pa Kòrsou (TPK) 

• • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 21 

• Curação Promise Movement / Movementu Kousa Promé 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 21 

• Better Curação / Mihó Kòrsou 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 21 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 155,826 (2023) 

• Registered Voters: 116,146 (2021) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 85,596 (2023) 

• CEDAW Status: Not applicable 

• Gender Quota: Not available 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 7 out of 21 (33%) in Parliament 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: Not available 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Not available 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Not applicable  

• Projected population with a disability: 24,932 (2023 est.)