National Democratic Party (Suriname)
National Democratic Party Nationale Democratische Partij | |
|---|---|
| President | Dési Bouterse |
| Founded | 4 July 1987 |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism, Social democracy |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Mega Combination |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 26 / 51 |
| Website | |
| ndp.sr | |
The National Democratic Party (NDP) (Dutch: Nationale Democratische Partij) is a political party in Suriname. It was founded on 4 July 1987 by then president of Suriname Dési Bouterse. In the Surinamese general election, 2015 the party scored 45.56% of the vote and 26 of 51 seats in parliament.[1]
Millennium Combinatie, an alliance in which the party was the main component, won ten out of 51 parliamentary seats and took 15% of the votes in the elections of 2000.
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 also winning 26 seats which was very impressive considering their opponents were an alliance with 7 later 6 parties.
References
- ^ Star Nieuws retrieved May 28, 2015
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