Bonaire Patriotic Union

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Bonaire Patriotic Union (UPB) is a local political party on Bonaire, a special municipality of the Netherlands. In Papiamentu it’s Union Patriótiko Boneriano and in Dutch Patriottische Unie van Bonaire. The party was founded on 23 October 1969 and follows Christian democratic, centrist politics. James Kroon is the party leader, and Esther Bernabela leads the party in the Island Council. UPB is a member of the Centrist Democrat International and the Christian Democrat Organization of America, and its color is green.

In past Netherlands Antilles elections, UPB won 2 of 22 seats in 2002 (about 3.6% of the vote) and 2 of 22 seats in 2006. Today, UPB holds 2 of 9 seats in the Island Council and 2 of 9 seats in the Electoral College.