AVP wins neck-and-neck race in Aruba, new party Futuro determines formation

The elections in Aruba have turned into an exciting battle between the established parties AVP and MEP. In the end, the AVP narrowly won the most votes, but the moral winner is the new party Futuro, which ended up with three seats. The Aruban People's Party (AVP) rose from seven to nine seats compared to the previous elections. The Movimiento Electoral di Pueblo (MEP) of incumbent Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes went from nine to eight seats. …

Opposition party AVP narrowly wins over corruption-plagued government party MEP. The new party Futuro can help both parties to a majority.