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2015 Surinamese general election

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2015 Surinamese general election
Suriname
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51 seats in the National Assembly
26 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
NDP Ricardo Panka [nl] 45.49 26 +7
V7 Chan Santokhi 37.27 18
AC Ronnie Brunswijk 10.63 5 −2
DOE Carl Breeveld [nl] 4.30 1 0
PALU 0.67 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman of the National Assembly before Chairman of the National Assembly after
Jennifer Simons
NDP
Jennifer Simons
NDP

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

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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.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Democratic Party117,20545.4926+7
V796,00837.2718
A-Combination27,37410.635–2
Democracy and Development through Unity11,0694.3010
Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union1,7360.6710
A Nyun Combinatie [nl] (Seeka–BP-2011–PBP [nl])1,0450.410
Mega Front [nl] (DUS [nl]DNL [nl]NS [nl])1,0250.400
Amazon Party Suriname [nl]7860.310New
Sustainable & Just Living Together [nl]6630.260New
Party for Integrity, National Motivation and Equality [nl]4110.160New
National Development Party [nl]3030.120New
Total257,625100.00510
Valid votes257,62596.88
Invalid/blank votes8,2843.12
Total votes265,909100.00
Registered voters/turnout356,22374.65
Source: Verkiezingen, Consulytic

Aftermath

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

References

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  1. ^ "25 Parties register for Suriname elections". Fox News Channel. 2015-03-23. Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
  2. ^ Electoral system IPU
  3. ^ Suriname's Bouterse Secures Second Presidential Term Voice of America, 14 July 2015
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