An indirect presidential election was held in
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 ...
on 19 July 2010 following the
legislative election
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
. If the
National Assembly of Suriname twice fails to elect a new president with a two-thirds majority, the election will go to the
People's Assembly of Suriname, composed of members of parliament, district and provincial councils, where a simple majority suffices.
A first vote was expected on 8 July 2010, but only procedural issues were discussed at the meeting; the election was set for 19 July 2010 on the following day.
Shortly before the election, former dictator
Dési Bouterse
Desiré Delano "Dési" Bouterse (; born 13 October 1945) is a Surinamese military officer, politician, convicted murderer and drug trafficker who served as President of Suriname from 2010 to 2020. From 1980 to 1987, he was Suriname's ''de facto ...
succeeded in establishing a coalition with the
A Combinatie
The A-Combination ( nl, A-Combinatie) was a political alliance in Suriname.
History
The A-Combinatie was formed in 2005 as an alliance of Brotherhood and Unity in Politics (BEP), the General Liberation and Development Party (ABOP) and Seeka, and ...
and the People's Alliance, giving him the votes required for the presidential election. As expected, he gained 36 votes
against
Chan Santokhi
Chandrikapersad "Chan" Santokhi ( Sarnami: चान संतोखी; ; born 3 February 1959) is a Surinamese politician and former police officer who is the 9th president of Suriname, since 2020. After winning the 2020 elections, Santokhi ...
's 13 votes; he was sworn in on 12 August 2010.
References
2010
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2010 elections in South America
2010 in Suriname
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