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Theo forms United People’s party
PHILIPSBURG--The United People's (UP) party has arrived. After months of speculation and public whispers, Commissioner Theo Heyliger confirmed Monday night the formation of the island's newest political party, with emphasis on the people and the potential to completely alter the political landscape in St. Maarten. For the first time in his political career, Heyliger will not be a member of the "red machine" Democratic Party (DP) co-founded by his grandfather the late Dr. Claude Wathey. Instead, he will participate in the election for Country St. Maarten with a new distinction: party leader. His intention is to proclaim lime green as the colour of his party, if the colour is available according to political party colour regulations.[More....]
Civil Registry preparing for next elections, to call upon 1036 persons to update residential address
SXM Island Times - PHILIPSBURG - The total number of returned ballot cards for the Netherlands Antilles Parliamentary elections was 1036.
The Civil Registry Department will be embarking on a campaign to find out where these persons are in order to have its electoral registry up to date in time for country Sint Maarten elections. A plan of action has been developed to deal with the 1036 persons whose physical address has been labelled as unknown.
Election expected around mid-June
WILLEMSTAD--In all probability the elections for the Island Council to become the new Parliament of Country Curaçao will be held somewhere mid-June. In the political corridors in Willemstad there is talk of June 11 or 18. One of the reasons to hold the elections in June is that many families will be spending their holidays abroad during the school vacation in July/August. To hold the elections after the holidays would be too late, as the Island Territories Curaçao and St. Maarten will acquire the status of country per October 10.[More....]
DH Editorial - Elections
The Daily Herald - It looks like St. Maarten and Curaçao will be going to the polls again even sooner than expected. With the new relations within the Dutch Kingdom to take effect on October 10, 2010, elections for what will become the Parliaments of the new two countries normally would have to take place at least two months before, which would be August 10.
However, because the school vacation runs from the end of June to mid-August, indications are that the elections will be held as early as mid-June. After all, many people, especially those with school-going children, traditionally go abroad on holiday during the vacation period, which probably would have a negative impact on the voter turnout.
Bijleveld optimistic about 10-10-‘10- after election result
WILLEMSTAD - State-Secretary Ank Bijleveld-Schouten (Kingdom Relations, CDA) is pleased with the outcome of the States-elections, and congratulates Emily de Jongh-Elhage. She has complete confidence in the outcome of the upcoming referendum on Bonaire, after this election result. Bijleveld is also confirmed in her optimism on the feasibility of 10-10-’10. [More....]
DP leader thanks electorate and congratulates NA
SXM Island Times - PHILIPSBURG - Leader of the Democratic Party (DP) Council Lady Sarah Wescot-Williams, issued a press release on Sunday in which she congratulated the National Alliance (NA) on their victory at the polls on Friday.
Sarah highest vote getter as NA takes home the victory
SMNN -
PHILIPSBURG - The National Alliance may have won Friday's election for parliament with 6,940 votes but the Democratic Party leader Sarah Wescot-Williams became the highest vote getter, gathering 2,032 votes all by herself.[More....]
Parties are expected to start removing campaign materials the day after elections
PHILIPSBURG - Chairman of the Main Voting Bureau Governor Franklyn Richards is calling on the three political parties that took part in the Netherlands Antilles Parliamentary Elections of Friday, January 22, 2010, to start the removal of campaign materials on the public roads the day after the elections. These include all banners, posters, flags etc. placed on light poles, buildings etc. The political parties and candidates having contested the January 22 elections are responsible for the removal of such materials.[More....]
National Alliance clean sweeps DP
PHILIPSBURG - It was a sea of white on Saturday morning in front of the Government Administration Building when the National Alliance leader and his team, greeted supporters after receiving a strong mandate from the electorate to complete the process toward Country Status for St. Maarten. The National Alliance won Friday's final parliamentary elections of the Country, Netherlands Antilles, clean sweeping their opponents the PPA and the DP. [More....]
Landslide Victory for National Alliance --- Calls on Opposition to Join Hands to Move Constitutional Status Forward.
SMNN - Philipsburg: --- The National Alliance under the umbrella team St. Maarten has made history early Saturday morning when the final results of the parliamentary elections was delivered. Gathering 6, 939 votes the National Alliance won all three seats in parliament. The Democratic Party came out with 3,560 votes, which was not enough for them to hold on to their only seat. While the Peoples Progressive Party 920 votes. Of the 11,419 votes that were casted, some 194 of them were invalid while there were 153 blank votes. For the first time 61% of the voters showed up at the 16 polling stations to cast their votes in a federal election.
Supporters of the National Alliance knew they were going to be victorious in this election as their party led the each of the 16 polling stations.
