FUTURO

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FUTURO
Co-leadersGerlien Croes
Geoffrey Wever
FounderGerlien Croes
FoundedSeptember 2024
Colours  Pink
  Teal
Parliament of Aruba
3 / 21
Website
futuroaruba.com

FUTURO is a political party in Aruba that currently has three members of the Parliament of Aruba since the December 2024 general election, and is in government in Aruba.

History

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FUTURO was founded in September 2024 by Gerlien Croes, an MP who was formerly affiliated with the Aruban People's Party (AVP; Dutch: Arubaanse Volkspartij, Papiamento: Partido di Pueblo Arubano) and had been sitting as an independent prior to launching FUTURO.[1][2] In the December 2024 Aruban general election, the party put forward ten candidates,[3] and won 13.2% of the vote and three seats, becoming the third largest political party in the Parliament.[4]

Following the election, FUTURO and the AVP started negotiations for entering government together.[5][6] These negotiations were successful, and in March 2025, the AVP-FUTURO coalition government was sworn in.[7][8]

Ideology

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The party has been described has having an appeal to younger voters, and for having a focus on reforms to health care and modernising education.[9]

Leadership

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The party has a co-leadership structure, with Croes and Geoffrey Wever, a former RAIZ politician, serving as the party's co-leaders.[10]

Election results

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Aruba general elections

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Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Status
2024 Gerlien Croes
Geoffrey Wever 		7,349 13.24 (#3)
3 / 21
 Increase 3 Coalition

References

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  1. ^ "Gerlien Croes a lansa su propio partido 'FUTURO'". NoticiaCla. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Gerlien Croes lanceert FUTURO". Antilliaans Dagblad. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  3. ^ "FUTURO, nuevo partido político, presenta su lista de candidatos con enfoque en profesionalismo y compromiso". Noticia Impacto. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Voorlopige Resultaat Verkiezingen 2024" (PDF). er.aw. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Gobernador a nombra formadornan Mike Eman y Gerlien Croes oficialmente". NoticiaCla. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Aruba: AVP en FUTURO eens over vorming nieuwe regering". Dossier Koninkrijkrelaties. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Gobernador a huramenta gobierno nobo di Aruba". NoticiaCla. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Aruba heeft een nieuwe regering". Kabinet van de Gevolmachtigde Minister van Aruba. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  9. ^ "AVP wint nek-aan-nekrace op Aruba, nieuwe partij Futuro bepaalt formatie". NOS. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Encuesta a revela: Mayoria ta prefera un coalicion entre AVP y FUTURO". 24ora. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.