2015 Surinamese general election explained

Country:Suriname
Previous Election:2010
Next Election:2020
Election Date:25 May 2015
Election Name:2015 Surinamese general election
Seats For Election:51 seats in the National Assembly
Majority Seats:26
Party1:National Democratic Party (Suriname)
Percentage1:45.49
Seats1:26
Last Election1:19
Party2:V7
Colour2:
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Leader2:Chan Santokhi
Percentage2:37.27
Seats2:18
Party3:A-Combination
Leader3:Ronnie Brunswijk
Percentage3:10.63
Seats3:5
Last Election3:7
Party4:Democracy and Development through Unity
Percentage4:4.30
Seats4:1
Last Election4:1
Party5:Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union
Percentage5:0.67
Seats5:1
Last Election5:1
Chairman of the National Assembly
Before Election:Jennifer Simons
Before Party:National Democratic Party (Suriname)
After Election:Jennifer Simons
After Party:National Democratic Party (Suriname)

General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2015.[1] The National Democratic Party won an absolute majority on its own for the first time.

Electoral system

The 51 seats in the National Assembly were elected using proportional representation in ten multi-member constituencies containing between two and seventeen seats.[2] The ten electoral constituencies are coterminous with the ten administrative districts of Suriname. The National Assembly subsequently elects the president.

Aftermath

Incumbent president Dési Bouterse was reelected by the National Assembly unopposed on 14 July 2015.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 25 Parties register for Suriname elections. Fox News Channel. 2015-03-23. 2015-04-11. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150415101317/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2015/03/23/25-parties-register-for-suriname-elections/. 2015-04-15.
  2. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2299_B.htm Electoral system
  3. http://www.voanews.com/content/suriname-bouterse-secures-second-presidential-term/2862157.html Suriname's Bouterse Secures Second Presidential Term