Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy explained

Country:Suriname
Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy
Native Name:Basispartij voor Vernieuwing en Democratie
Founded:14 September 1996 [1]
Split:VHP
Dissolved:10 March 2014 [2]
Successor:DNL[3]
Merged:NDP
Ideology:Social democracy
Before 2010:[4]

The Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy (Dutch; Flemish: Basispartij voor Vernieuwing en Democratie) was a political party in Suriname.[5]

2005 elections

At the legislative elections (25 May 2005), the party was part of the People's Alliance for Progress that won 14.5% of the popular vote and five out of 51 seats in the National Assembly.[6] The BVD itself won one seat.

2010 elections

The BVD formed a coalition with the Political Wing of the FAL for the 2010 elections (25 May 2010). This coalition received 5.07% of the popular vote, but did not enter the National Assembly.[7]

Dissolution

Party members who opposed the merger decided to continue as "The New Lion" (De Nieuwe Leeuw) party, in reference to the logo of the BVD.[3]

Electoral results

ElectionNo. ofoverall seats won+/–GovernmentNotes
1996 5CoalitionPart of the VHP during the election
2000 5Extra-parliamentary
2005 1Oppositionpart of the Volksalliantie Voor Vooruitgang (VVV)
2010 1Extra-parliamentary

Timeline of party chairmen

References

  1. News: Wijdenbosch wil alle krachten bundelen. NRC Handelsblad. 16 September 1996. 29 June 2020. nl.
  2. News: NDP-Para verwelkomt BVD-structuren. Moesan. Marvin. Star Nieuws. 10 March 2014. 29 June 2020. nl.
  3. News: Ex-BVD kernen proclameren: De Nieuwe Leeuw. Star Nieuws. 19 February 2012. 29 June 2020. nl.
  4. News: "BVD is geen koelie-partij". Williams. Priscilla. Irodikromo. Melinda. Star Nieuws. 15 April 2010. 1 July 2020. nl.
  5. News: Alle partijen op een rij. Parbode. nl. 1 May 2010. 16 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Suriname General Election Results - 25 May 2005. Caribbean Elections. 16 May 2020. 1 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601014044/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/sr/elections/sr_results_2005.asp. dead.
  7. Web site: Suriname General Election Results - 25 May 2010. Caribbean Elections. 29 June 2020.
  8. News: Broedermoord, omkoping en achterklap. Reformatorisch Dagblad via Digibron. 26 February 1998. 30 June 2020. nl.
  9. News: BVD: Basispartij voor Vernieuwing en Democratie. NOS Nieuws. 26 March 2010. 30 June 2020. nl.