The legal system of the island is part of the Dutch legal system. It is possible to take an
appeal to the High Court in The Hague. This provides citizens and corporations extra
security. There is political stability on the island. The tolerance of the island is also
reflected by the electoral system that allows a great number of political parties
(at times 14) to participate in elections, to compete for the 21 seats in local elections or the
14 seats in federal elections. The Netherlands Antilles are unique in the sense that they
have already elected five female Prime Ministers. Another illustration of the tolerance of
society in Curac ¸ao is the size of the media. Although the population is small, Curac ¸ao had
26 radio stations, three television stations and nine newspapers (Goede, 2006).