Sovereign People (, ) is a

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founded in 2005 by Helmin Wiels and Harold Willems. The party aims for complete independence of

outside the

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. In 2012 Wiels stated that Curaçao could become independent within 10 years. In the Curaçao 2010 elections, Pueblo Sobrerano won four seats and became part of the governing coalition of the Cabinet Schotte on 10 October 2010. It became the largest party in the Estates of Curaçao after the Curaçao general election of 2012. Pueblo Soberano was headed by Helmin Wiels until his murder in May 2013. On 14 December 2015, Jaime Córdoba was elected the new political leader of Pueblo Soberano and succeeded Helmin Wiels. He was the sole candidate in the party elections. Córdoba was succeeded by Ben Whiteman in October 2018. PS won two seats in the

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and 1 in the

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elections. After the

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elections the PS lost all seats. The party opposes

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Election results

Netherlands Antilles

The party participated in the

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general elections as well as those of the Island council of Curaçao until the

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. The party held two seats of the 14-seat Curaçao constituency in the 22-seat Estates of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, (after obtaining no seats in 2006). The party won a single seat at the island council elections in Curaçao in 2007. At the 2010 elections, the party obtained 3 seats in the Island council, which became the estates of Curaçao on 10 October 2010.

References

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