THE HAGUE - Samira Rafaela has received enough preference votes for a seat in the European Parliament, according to the Vote for a Woman Foundation. The foundation has studied all official reports of municipalities and constituencies and comes to the conclusion that Rafaela has enough personal votes to go to Brussels.
Rafaela was number 3 on the D66 list. The party only got 2 seats. But thanks to the many preferential votes, she still gets a seat in the European Parliament.
Rafaela campaigned on Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire, among other things. She won many votes, especially on the latter island.
Should Rafaela be elected, the Antillean islands have someone in the European Parliament who says she wants to look after their interests. For example, Samira Rafaela stands for strengthening the ties between the European Union and the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom that are part of the "European family". She also wants to guarantee access to European funds for Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES Islands).