Parliament of Aruba

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Parliament of Aruba Parlamento di Aruba
11th Aruban Estates
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1 January 1986 (1986-01-01)
Leadership
Monarch	King Willem-Alexander
Governor	Alfonso Boekhoudt
Speaker	Edgard Vrolijk, MEP since 8 July 2021
Structure
Seats	21
Estates political groups	Government (11)   MEP (9)   RAIZ (2) Opposition (10)   AVP (7)   MAS (2)   Accion 21 (1)
Elections
Estates voting system	Open list proportional representation (D'Hondt method)
Last Estates election	25 June 2021
Meeting place
Parliament building in Oranjestad
Website
www.parlamento.aw

The Parliament of Aruba (Papiamento: Parlamento di Aruba, Dutch: Staten van Aruba) is the unicameral legislature or parliament of Aruba. The parliament has 21 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. Each member holds their seats until the parliament is dissolved, which is every four years by a general election. The leader of the party which gains a majority of seats usually becomes the Prime Minister.