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{{Infobox political party
| name = ROOTS
| native_name = RAIZ
| logo = Logo of the RAIZ.png
| logo_size = 150px
| colorcode = #2D3E50
| leader = [[Ursell Arends]]
| chairman = Maximino Wernet
| founders = Tai-Foo Lee,<br>Ursell Arends
| founded = {{Start date|2017|6|9|df=yes}}
| ideology = [[Social democracy]]<br>[[Progressivism]]
| position =[[Centre-left]]
| colours = {{color box|#2D3E50|border=darkgray}} [[Dark blue (color)|Dark blue]]<br>{{color box|#9BB452|border=darkgray}} [[Green]]
| slogan = Sembrando Futuro
| anthem =
| seats1_title = [[Parliament of Aruba]]
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|2|21|hex=#2D3E50}}
| flag =
| website = [https://raizaruba.com/ raizaruba.com]
| country = Aruba
}}
'''RAIZ''' ({{lit|Roots}}) is an [[Aruba]]n political party. The party was founded on 9 June 2017 by Tai-Foo Lee and Ursell Arends, the latter of whom is also the party leader.<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 September 2020|title=RAIZ ta den preparacion pa eleccion 2021|url=https://24ora.com/raiz-ta-den-preparacion-pa-eleccion-2021/|access-date=5 April 2021|website=24 ora.com}}</ref> Raiz is a middle-class party with a progressive, social-democratic slant.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017|title=Nieuwe partij Raiz in de startblokken|url=http://www.ingenuityaruba.com/portfolio/partido-raiz/|access-date=5 April 2021|website=Amigoe}}</ref> It aims to distinguish itself from the traditional parties through innovative campaign and political culture. The party's spearheads are public finances and transparency of governance.
== Participation in elections ==
RAIZ debuted in the state elections of 2017 and was the first Aruban political party to also present a calculation of its party program. With a list of five candidates, the party obtained 2,107 votes, but was 82 votes short for a state seat. Between 2017 and 2021, it remained active as an extra-parliamentary party.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 January 2021|title=Partido Raiz a cuminsa cu presentacion di nan candidato|url=https://www.bondia.com/partido-raiz-a-cuminsa-cu-presentacion-di-nan-candidato/|access-date=5 April 2021|website=Bon Dia}}</ref> RAIZ managed to secure two state seats in the 2021 elections amazing; it has since become the third largest party in Aruba with 5,430 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henriquez, Sharina|date=26 June 2021|title=MEP wint verkiezingen Aruba maar kleine partijen ook|url=https://caribischnetwerk.ntr.nl/2021/06/26/mep-wint-verkiezingen-aruba-maar-kleine-partijen-ook/|access-date=26 June 2021|website=Caribisch Netwerk}}</ref>
==References==
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{{Aruban political parties}}
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[[Category:Political parties in Aruba]]
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