List of political parties in Suriname explained

This article lists political parties in Suriname.Suriname has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Parties

PartyAbbr.PositionIdeologyLeaderNational
Assembly
style=background:Progressive Reform Party
nl|Vooruitstrevende Hervormingspartij		VHPCentre to centre-leftSocial democracy
Third Way		Chan Santokhi
style=background:National Democratic Party
nl|Nationale Democratische Partij		NDPCentre-left to left-wingSocial democracy
Left-wing nationalism
Left-wing populism		Dési Bouterse
General Liberation and Development Party
nl|Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelingspartij		ABOPBig tentMaroon interestsRonnie Brunswijk
National Party of Suriname
nl|Nationale Partij Suriname		NPSCentre to centre-leftSocial democracy
Third Way
Pluralism		Gregory Rusland
style=background:Pertjajah Luhur
Glorious Empire		PLJavanese Surinamese interestsPaul Somohardjo
Brotherhood and Unity in Politics
nl|Broederschap en Eenheid in de Politiek
BEPCentre-leftSocial democracy
style=background:#92C542Reform and Renewal Movement
nl|Hervormings- en Vernieuwingsbeweging		HVBJavanese Surinamese interestsMike Noersalim
Democracy and Development through UnityDOEReformismSteven Alfaisi
Surinamese Labour PartySPACentre-leftSocial democracy
Laborism		Guno Castelen
Democratic Alternative '91DA'91Centre to centre-rightLiberalismAngelic Alihusain-del Castilho
De Nieuwe LeeuwDNLDharm Mungra
Nationale Ontwikkelings PartijNOPMelvin Clemens
Party for National Unity and SolidarityKTPIWilly Soemita
Political Wing of the FALFAL
SeekaSEEKAPaul Abena

Former parties

See also

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