The Dutch Socialist Party (SP) and the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) devote some attention to relations in the Kingdom, but not much. The PS stated in its draft electoral programme 2023-2027 ‘Now the people’ that it believes that the residents of the Caribbean Netherlands deserve better services. “The people of Saba, St Eustatius and Bonaire are part of our country and deserve a much higher level of service.
According to the SP, internal strife and mutual distrust pose a threat to the survival of the kingdom. “The Kingdom of the Netherlands today, with its Autonomous Countries Aruba, Curaçao and San Maarten, is in danger of succumbing to political strife and mutual distrust. So we’re calling for a new form of cooperation, a way that we agree that these four nations can cooperate more effectively, based on equality.
CDA uses many fewer words to refer to the Kingdom. In its electoral program “Doing the Right Thing”, under the chapter International Solidarity, the party declared: “We are investing in stronger relations with the most democratic countries around the world. As a country, we should pay special attention to the Caribbean islands, Indonesia and Suriname, for we want to strengthen these countries, while recognizing the mistakes of the historical past.
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