The Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy ( nl, Basispartij voor Vernieuwing en Democratie) was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...

in Suriname.

2005 elections

At the

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(25 May 2005), the party was part of the

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 ...

that won 14.5% of the popular vote and five out of 51 seats in the

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. The BVD itself won one seat.

2010 elections

The BVD formed a coalition with the

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 ...

for the 2010 elections (25 May 2010). This coalition received 5.07% of the popular vote, but did not enter the

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

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, 1996-1998 * Tjan Gobardhan, 1998-2007 *

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, 2007-2014

References

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