Curacao Government

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Country Name	Curacao
Full Country Name	Country of Curacao
Local - Long	Land Curacao (Dutch); Pais Korsou (Papiamento)
Local - Short	Curacao (Dutch); Korsou (Papiamento)
Former Name	Netherlands Antilles; Curacao and Dependencies
Etymology- history of name	The most plausible name derivation is that the island was designated Isla de la Curacion (Spanish meaning "Island of the Cure" or "Island of Healing") or Ilha da Curacao (Portuguese meaning the same) to reflect the locale's function as a recovery stop for sick crewmen
Government Type	Parliamentary democracy
Capital Name	Willemstad
Capital - geographic coordinate	12 06 N, 68 55 W
Capital Time Difference	UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Independence	None (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
National Holiday	King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday
Constitution	History: Previous 1947, 1955; latest adopted 5 September 2010, entered into force 10 October 2010 (regulates the governance of Curacao but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - in October 2010, with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Curacao became a semi-autonomous entity within the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dependency Status	Constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 2010; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs

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Curacao Government and Politics

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Executive Branch:	Chief of State: King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (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) Cabinet: Cabinet sworn in by the governor Elections/Appointments: the monarch is hereditary; the monarch appoints the governor; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the Parliament of Curacao; the last election was held on 19 March 2021 (the next to be held in 2025)
Citizenship Criteria:	See the Netherlands
Legal System:	Based on Dutch civil law
Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal
Legislative Branch:	Description: Unicameral Parliament of Curacao (21 seats; members directly elected by party-list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms) Elections: last held on 19 March 2021 (next to be held in 2025) Election results: Percent of vote by party - MFK 27.8%, PAR 13.9%, PNP 12.5%, MAN 6.4%, KEM 5.4%, TPK 5.2%; seats by party - MFK 9, PAR 4, PNP 4, MAN 2, KEM 1, TPK 1; composition as of January 2024 - men 15, women 6, percent of women 28.6%
Judicial Branch:	Highest court(s): Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba or "Joint Court of Justice" (sits as a 3-judge panel); final appeals heard by the Supreme Court, in The Hague, Netherlands Judge selection and term of office: Joint Court judges appointed by the monarch for life Subordinate courts: first instance courts, appeals court; specialized courts
Regions or States:	None (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) Note: Curacao is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three are the Netherlands, Aruba, and Sint Maarten
Political Parties and Leaders:	Korsou di Nos Tur or KdnT [Amparo dos SANTOS] Korsou Esun Miho or KEM [Michelangelo MARTINES] Movementu Futuro Korsou or MFK [Gilmar PISAS] Movementu Progresivo or MP [Marylin MOSES] Movishon Antia Nobo or MAN [Hensley KOEIMAN] Partido Antia Restruktura or PAR [Eugene RHUGGENAATH] Partido Inovashon Nashonal or PIN [Suzanne CAMELIA-ROMER] Partido Nashonal di Pueblo or PNP [Ruthmilda LARMONIE-CECILIA] Pueblo Soberano or PS [Ben WHITEMAN] Trabou pa Kòrsou or TPK [Rennox CALMES] Un Korsou Hustu [Omayra LEEFLANG]
International Organization Participation:	Caricom (observer), FATF, ILO, ITU, UNESCO (associate), UPU
Diplomatic Representation in the US:	None (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Diplomatic Representation from US:	Chief of Mission: Consul General Margy BOND (since 20 January 2022); note - also accredited to Aruba and Sint Maarten Embassy: P.O. Box 158, J.B. Gorsiraweg 1 Eailing address: 3160 Curacao Place, Washington DC 20521-3160 Telephone: [599] (9) 461-3066 FAX: [599] (9) 461-6489 Email address and website: ACSCuracao@state.gov https://cw.usconsulate.gov/

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