National Democratic Party (Suriname)

National Democratic Party Nationale Democratische Partij
Abbreviation	NDP
President	Dési Bouterse
Founded	4 July 1987
Ideology	Social democracy Left-wing populism Left-wing nationalism Historical: Socialism
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
Seats in the National Assembly	16 / 51
Website
ndpsuriname.com/
Politics of Suriname Political parties Elections

The National Democratic Party (Template:Lang-nl, NDP) is a political party in Suriname. It was founded on 4 July 1987 by Surinamese leader Dési Bouterse, and was one of the first parties in the country to have a stable base of support across different ethnic groups. In the 2015 general election the party scored 45.56% of the vote and 26 of 51 seats in parliament.

NDP chairman Bouterse was elected President of Suriname on 19 July 2010, after he won the 2010 elections with his Mega Combination of which the NDP was the dominant party. The party won the 2015 elections as well, winning 26 seats against an alliance of 7 (later 6) opposition parties.

Electoral results

Election	Votes	%	No. of overall seats won	+/–	Government	Notes
1987	16,000	9%	3 / 51	3	Opposition
1991	34,429	21%	12 / 51	8	Opposition
1996	45,466	26%	16 / 51	4	Coalition	Largest party
2000	27,657	15%	7 / 51	9	Opposition
2005	48,879	23%	15 / 51	8	Opposition
2010	95,543	40%	19 / 51	4	Coalition	Largest party
2015	117,751	45%	26 / 51	7	Coalition	Largest party
2020	65,862	24%	16 / 51	10	Opposition

External links

• Official website