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Political party in Bonaire

Bonaire Democratic Party Partido Demokrátiko Boneriano

Abbreviation	PDB Demokrat
Leader	Clark Abraham
President	Peter Silberie
Secretary	Cardine Cicilia
Leader in the Island Council	Clark Abraham
Founder	Julio Antonio Abraham
Founded	1954 (1954)
Ideology	Social democracy Progressivism Autonomism
Political position	Centre-left
Colors	Red
Island Council	3 / 9
Website
https://www.votademokrat.org
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The Bonaire Democratic Party (Papiamentu: Partido Demokrátiko Boneriano, PDB; Dutch: Democratische Partij Bonaire), also known as Demokrat, is a political party in Bonaire and formerly the Netherlands Antilles.

History

The party was founded in 1954 by Julio Antonio Abraham. It is a progressive social-democratic party that advocates for more autonomy for the island of Bonaire.

In the 2002 Netherlands Antilles general election, the party won 2.6% of the popular vote and one out of 22 seats in the Estates. In the 2006 general election, the party kept one seat, winning 44.5% of the vote in Bonaire. In the 2015 island council election, the party won three out of nine seats and formed a coalition with the Bonaire Patriotic Union (UPB).

In the 2019 election, the party won three seats in the Island Council.

References

Democratische Partij Bonaire kiest nieuw bestuur, Bonaire.nu, 23 maart 2022.
"Elections 2017". XpBonaire Island Life. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
"Caribbean Elections | Bonaire Patriotic Union". www.caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
"Results island council elections 2019". Konseho Supremo Elektoral. Retrieved 4 December 2020.

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