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Basic Party For Renewal And Democracy
The Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy ( nl, Basispartij voor Vernieuwing en Democratie) was a political party in Suriname. 2005 elections At the legislative elections (25 May 2005), the party was part of the People's Alliance for Progress that won 14.5% of the popular vote and five out of 51 seats in the National Assembly. The BVD itself won one seat. 2010 elections The BVD formed a coalition with the Political Wing of the FAL for the 2010 elections (25 May 2010). This coalition received 5.07% of the popular vote, but did not enter the National Assembly. Dissolution Party members who opposed the merger decided to continue as "The New Lion" ('' De Nieuwe Leeuw'') party, in reference to the logo of the BVD. Electoral results Timeline of party chairmen * Atta Mungra, 1996-1998 * Tjan Gobardhan, 1998-2007 * Dilip Sardjoe Dilip may refer to: People * Dilīpa, king in Hindu mythology * Dilip Chhabria, Indian automobile designer * Dilip Chitre (1938–2009), Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilip Sardjoe
Dilip may refer to: People * Dilīpa, king in Hindu mythology * Dilip Chhabria, Indian automobile designer * Dilip Chitre (1938–2009), Indian writer and critic * Dilip D'Souza (born 1960), Indian writer and journalist * Dilip Dholakia (1921–2011), often credited as D. Dilip or Dilip Roy, an Indian music composer and singer * Dilip Doshi (born 1947), former Indian cricketer * Dilip Hiro, playwright and analyst specializing in India and the Islamic world * Dilip Jajodia (born 1944), Indian businessman * Dilip Joshi (born 1968), Indian film and television actor * Dilip Kumar (1922–2021), Indian actor, also known as Mohammed Yousef Khan * Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti (born 1941), archaeologist and professor of South Asian archaeology at Cambridge University * Dilip Mahalanabis (born 1934), Indian pediatrician * Dilip P. Gaonkar (born 1945), associate professor of communication studies at Northwestern University * Dilip Prabhavalkar (born 1944), Indian Marathi film and television actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Alliance For Progress
The People's Alliance for Progress ( nl, Volksalliantie Voor Vooruitgang) is a political alliance in Suriname, led by Jules Wijdenbosch. At the last legislative elections (25 May 2005), the alliance won 14.5% of the popular vote and 5 out of 51 seats in the National Assembly. The alliance is formed by: *Democratic National Platform 2000 (Democratisch Nationaal Platform 2000) *Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy (Basispartij voor Vernieuwing en Democratie) *Party for National Unity and Solidarity The Party for National Unity and Solidarity ( jv, Kerukunan Tulodo Pranatan Inggil, KTPI) is a political party in Suriname historically supported by Javanese Surinamese. History The party was founded by Iding Soemita on 28 November 1949. He ... (Kerukanan Tulodo Pranatan Ingit) Political party alliances in Suriname {{Suriname-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2010. Nine entities contested the election, including several coalitions. Pre-election polls suggested a share of 41% of the vote going to the "Mega Combination" coalition that includes the National Democratic Party of former dictator Dési Bouterse. The ruling Nieuw Front (NF) had around 22.5% support. There were 324,490 people registered to vote in the election which would determine the holders of 51 parliament seats, 116 regional positions and 752 municipal positions. Results Preliminary results issued on 26 May 2010 showed the Mega Combination winning a plurality of 23 seats, up from 15 in the last election. The New Front for Democracy and Development alliance of incumbent President Ronald Venetiaan (who had stated before the election that he would not seek another term) was said to have won 14 seats. Venetiaan ruled out working together with the NDP as long as it was led by Bouterse. In the upcoming indirect presidential ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2005. The governing New Front for Democracy and Development of president Ronald Venetiaan lost seats, remaining the largest party but failing to get a majority in the National Assembly of Suriname. Despite this Venetiaan was re-elected as president after obtaining sufficient support to win a majority in the election for president. Background Suriname became independent from the Netherlands in 1975 and in 1980 a coup brought the military to power. By 1982 Desi Bouterse had become head of state and remained in effective control of Suriname until international pressure led to a return to democracy in 1991. The 1991 elections saw the opposition New Front for Democracy and Development win the election and Ronald Venetiaan became president for the first time. In the 1996 elections Venetiaan and the New Front were defeated by National Democratic Party (NDP) led by a former aide to Bouterse, Jules Wijdenbosch. However soaring inflatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Surinamese General Election ...
General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2000.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the New Front for Democracy and Development, which won 33 of the 51 seats. Voter turnout was 72%.Nohlen, p615 Results References {{Surinamese elections Suriname Elections in Suriname 2000 in Suriname Election An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Suriname on 23 May 1996.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the New Front for Democracy and Development (an alliance of the National Party of Suriname, the Progressive Reform Party, the Party for National Unity and Solidarity and the Surinamese Labour Party), which won 24 of the 51 seats. Voter turnout was 66.7%.Nohlen, p615 Results References {{Surinamese elections Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ... Elections in Suriname 1996 in Suriname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Surinamese Legislative Election
General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2010. Nine entities contested the election, including several coalitions. Pre-election polls suggested a share of 41% of the vote going to the "Mega Combination" coalition that includes the National Democratic Party of former dictator Dési Bouterse. The ruling Nieuw Front (NF) had around 22.5% support. There were 324,490 people registered to vote in the election which would determine the holders of 51 parliament seats, 116 regional positions and 752 municipal positions. Results Preliminary results issued on 26 May 2010 showed the Mega Combination winning a plurality of 23 seats, up from 15 in the last election. The New Front for Democracy and Development alliance of incumbent President Ronald Venetiaan (who had stated before the election that he would not seek another term) was said to have won 14 seats. Venetiaan ruled out working together with the NDP as long as it was led by Bouterse. In the upcoming indirect presidential ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Wing Of The FAL
The Political Wing of the FAL ( nl, Politieke Vleugel van de FAL) is a centre-left agrarian political party in Suriname. At the last legislative elections, held on 25 May 2005, the party was part of the "A1" electoral alliance that won 6.2% of the popular vote and three out of 51 seats in the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre .... As the name implies, the party is the political wing of the FAL, short for ''Federatie van Agrariërs en Landarbeiders'' (Federation of Farmers and Agricultural Workers). Political parties in Suriname Agrarian parties Social democratic parties {{Suriname-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Suriname
The National Assembly (''De Nationale Assemblée'', ''The Assembly'', commonly abbreviated "DNA") is the Parliament, representing the legislative branch of government in Suriname. It is a unicameral legislature. The assembly has been situated in the former park house at the Independence Square in Paramaribo, after a fire destroyed the old building of representation on 1 August 1996. A reconstruction of the old building was completed in 2022. The 51 members of parliament are elected every five years by open list proportional representation on the basis of the country's component districts. The most recent elections were held on 25 May 2020. The current Chairman of the Assembly, Marinus Bee, was appointed on 14 July 2020. Dew Sharman was appointed as Vice Chairman on 29 June 2020. History The first representation was formed by the Colonial States, from 1866. The name was changed to Estates of Suriname in 1936. When Suriname became an independent republic on 25 November 1975 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Surinamese Legislative Election
General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2005. The governing New Front for Democracy and Development of president Ronald Venetiaan lost seats, remaining the largest party but failing to get a majority in the National Assembly of Suriname. Despite this Venetiaan was re-elected as president after obtaining sufficient support to win a majority in the election for president. Background Suriname became independent from the Netherlands in 1975 and in 1980 a coup brought the military to power. By 1982 Desi Bouterse had become head of state and remained in effective control of Suriname until international pressure led to a return to democracy in 1991. The 1991 elections saw the opposition New Front for Democracy and Development win the election and Ronald Venetiaan became president for the first time. In the 1996 elections Venetiaan and the New Front were defeated by National Democratic Party (NDP) led by a former aide to Bouterse, Jules Wijdenbosch. However soaring inflatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, and Brazil to the south. At just under , it is the smallest sovereign state in South America. It has a population of approximately , dominated by descendants from the slaves and labourers brought in from Africa and Asia by the Dutch Empire and Republic. Most of the people live by the country's (north) coast, in and around its capital and largest city, Paramaribo. It is also List of countries and dependencies by population density, one of the least densely populated countries on Earth. Situated slightly north of the equator, Suriname is a tropical country dominated by rainforests. Its extensive tree cover is vital to the country's efforts to Climate change in Suriname, mitigate climate ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
