General Liberation and Development Party explained

Country:Suriname
General Liberation and Development Party
Native Name:Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelingspartij
Leader:Ronnie Brunswijk
Split:BEP
Foundation:11 February 1990
Ideology:Maroon interests
Website:http://abop.sr/
Seats1 Title:National Assembly

The General Liberation and Development Party (Dutch; Flemish: '''Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelingspartij''', ABOP) is a political party in Suriname, founded and chaired by ex-rebel leader Ronnie Brunswijk in 1990 after several members of the BEP were expelled. The former Vice President of Suriname, Robert Ameerali, is a member of the ABOP.

As a consequence of having originally split from the BEP, ABOP is similarly more popular among the country's Maroon community, especially in interior areas of the country.

In 2020, General Liberation and Development Party formed a coalition government with new president Chan Santokhi's Progressive Reform Party. Leader Ronnie Brunswijk became new Vice President of Suriname.[1]

Electoral results

ElectionNo. ofoverall seats wonVotes+/–Districts wonGovernmentNotes
1991616-Extra-parliamentary
19962,360-Extra-parliamentary
20003,160-Extra-parliamentary
2005 1Marowijne

1 (of 3)

Coalitionpart of the A-Combination alliance with BEP and Seeka
2010 2Marowijne

2 (of 3)

Sipaliwini

1 (of 4)

Coalitionpart of the A-Combination alliance with BEP and Seeka
201524,957 2Paramaribo

1 (of 17)

Marowijne

2 (of 3)

Sipaliwini

1 (of 4)

Brokopondo

1 (of 3)

Oppositionpart of the A-Combination alliance with KTPI and PDO
202024,956 4Paramaribo

2 (of 17)

Marowijne

2 (of 3)

Sipaliwini

2 (of 4)

Para

1 (of 3)

Brokopondo

1 (of 3)

Coalition

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2020-07-14. Suriname election: Convicted murderer Dési Bouterse is replaced by ex-police chief. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-06-22.