US EditionSuriname’s Ruling Party, Opposition Nearly Tied in Parliamentary Election
- In the May 25 parliamentary election in Paramaribo, Suriname's opposition National Democratic Party secured 18 seats, while the incumbent Progressive Reform Party , led by President Chan Santokhi, won 17 seats.
- The election results reflect a tightly contested race amid the recent death of NDP founder Desi Bouterse, who dominated politics for decades before dying a fugitive last year.
- The National Assembly consists of 51 seats, with smaller parties securing 16 of them, and voter participation was reported at approximately 58 percent among nearly 400,000 registered voters.
- President Chan Santokhi, leader of the VHP, stated, "We requested support and the people have delivered it," emphasizing the need for coalition discussions to secure the two-thirds majority required to elect the president.
- The close vote totals mean that smaller parties now hold key influence, leading to intricate coalition discussions that will ultimately determine Suriname’s president and government leadership through 2030.
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Suriname confirms negotiations to form a government coalition
In an interview with the newspaper Starnieuws, Santokhi commented that the official results, to be announced in the coming hours, will be the basis for negotiations with the other participating political parties. “At some point, we must accept the results and work on cooperation options,” stated Santokhi, who confirmed that his group held meetings with party leaders to evaluate strategies. Santokhi admitted that he hoped that the Progressive Ref…
Suriname’s ruling party, opposition nearly tied in parliamentary election
By Ank Kuipers PARAMARIBO (Reuters) -Suriname’s ruling party and its top opposition rival won almost the same number of parliamentary seats in an election on Sunday, setting the stage for complex coalition negotiations that will determine who becomes the country’s next president. The South American nation is on the cusp of a predicted oil boom, but campaigning for the ballot featured little debate about what the next government, which will hold …
Suriname's ruling party, opposition nearly tied in parliamentary election
PARAMARIBO - Suriname's ruling party and its top opposition rival won almost the same number of parliamentary seats in an election on Sunday, setting the stage for complex coalition negotiations that will determine who becomes the country's next president. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Coalition Between NDP and VHP Seems Inevitable After Neck-and-Neck Race in Preliminary Results of Suriname Elections: ‘Ready to Govern’
An earthquake is going through the Surinamese political landscape now that the NDP, the party of the late Desi Bouterse, seems to have won the elections. They grow by four seats and, according to a provisional result, enter parliament with eighteen seats, one seat more than the VHP, the party of the current president Chan Santokhi. They lose three seats. With this result, it seems very likely that the two parties are condemned to a coalition wit…
Neck-and-Neck Race in Suriname Between Ruling Party and Opposition
The counting of votes in Suriname is in full swing. It has become a neck-and-neck race between the Progressive Reform Party (VHP) of President Santokhi and the largest opposition party: the National Democratic Party (NDP) of Jenny Simons. The provisional results show that the NDP has a lead of one seat over the VHP: 18 to 17. The 71-year-old Jenny Simons is the leader of the NDP. She is a former doctor, politician and was chair of the Surinamese…
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