Movement 21 (, M21) is a Dutch local
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
in the
special municipality of
Bonaire
Bonaire is a Caribbean island in the Leeward Antilles, and is a Caribbean Netherlands, special municipality (officially Public body (Netherlands), "public body") of the Netherlands. Its capital is the port of Kralendijk, on the west (Windward an ...
.
History
Movement 21 was founded on 1 October 2021 by independent
island councillor Daisy Coffie. Coffie had been a member of the
Bonaire People's Movement (MPB) group in the island council of Bonaire since the
2015 election
Africa
* 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015
* 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015
* 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015
* 2015 Burundian presidential election 21 July 2015
* 2015-16 Central African g ...
, but left the party in September 2020 following an internal dispute.
Movement 21 describes itself as "
social liberal
Social liberalism is a political philosophy and variety of liberalism that endorses social justice, social services, a mixed economy, and the expansion of civil and political rights, as opposed to classical liberalism which favors limited g ...
" and "a
centrist
Centrism is the range of political ideologies that exist between left-wing politics and right-wing politics on the left–right political spectrum. It is associated with moderate politics, including people who strongly support moderate policie ...
,
progressive movement". The party participated in the
2023 island council election and
electoral college election, winning one seat in both the island council and the
electoral college for the Senate.
Electoral results
Island council elections
Electoral college elections
References
Centrist parties in the Netherlands
Political parties in Bonaire
Progressive parties
Social liberal parties
Political parties established in 2021
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