This article lists political parties in Suriname.
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 ...
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multi-party system
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political parties
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, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form
coalition government
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Social democracy
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Third Way
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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 ...
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Centre-left
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Social democracy
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Left-wing nationalism
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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 fact ...
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General Liberation and Development Party
The General Liberation and Development Party ( nl, Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelingspartij, ABOP) is a political party in Suriname, founded and chaired by ex-rebel leader Ronnie Brunswijk in 1990 after several members of the BEP were expell ...
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Big tent
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Maroon
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Ronnie Brunswijk
Ronnie Brunswijk (; born 7 March 1961) is a Surinamese politician, businessman, footballer, convicted drug trafficker, former rebel leader, and the current Vice President of Suriname. Brunswijk served in the early 1980s as the personal bodyguard ...
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National Party of Suriname
The National Party of Suriname ( nl, Nationale Partij Suriname, NPS) is a social democratic political party in Suriname, founded in 1946, and since June 2012 led by Gregory Rusland. For a long time it was the largest ruling party in the country, ...
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Centre
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Social democracy
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Third Way
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Gregory Rusland
Gregory Allan Rusland (born 9 November 1959) is a Surinamese politician. He served as Minister for Natural Resources between 2005 and 2010. In 2012 he became leader of the National Party of Suriname. Rusland has been a member of the National Ass ...
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Pertjajah Luhur
The Pertjajah Luhur is a political party in Suriname. Founded in 1998 by Paul Somohardjo, it represents Javanese Surinamese. At the last legislative elections (25 May 2010), the party was part of the People's Alliance for Progress
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Centre
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Javanese Surinamese
Javanese Surinamese people are an ethnic group of Javanese descent in Suriname. They have been present since the late 19th century, when their first members were selected as indentured laborers by the Dutch colonizers from the former Dutch ...
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Paul Somohardjo
Paul Salam Somohardjo (born 2 May 1943) is a Surinamese politician of Javanese descent. Somohardjo (nickname: ''Sómo'') has been called Paul Salam Somohardjo since childhood. Somohardjo also owns a radio and television station.
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Brotherhood and Unity in Politics
Brotherhood and Unity in Politics ( nl, Broederschap en Eenheid in de Politiek) is a political party in Suriname founded on 29 April 1973.
History
It was originally founded as the Bush Negro Unity Party ( nl, Bosnegers Eenheid Partij) to represe ...
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Centre-left
Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The c ...
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Reform and Renewal Movement
The Reform and Renewal Movement (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Hervormings- en Vernieuwingsbeweging'') is a political party in Suriname. The party is primarily supported by Javanese Surinamese.
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Centre
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Javanese Surinamese
Javanese Surinamese people are an ethnic group of Javanese descent in Suriname. They have been present since the late 19th century, when their first members were selected as indentured laborers by the Dutch colonizers from the former Dutch ...
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Democracy and Development through Unity
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Reformism
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Centre-left
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Democratic Alternative '91
The Democratic Alternative '91 ( nl, Democratisch Alternatief '91, DA'91) is a liberal political party in Suriname.
History
The DA '91 was founded in 1991 when it split off from the National Party of Suriname. The party was founded shortly befo ...
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Centre
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Liberalism
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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.
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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.
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Willy Soemita
William Soemita (1 March 1936 – 23 September 2022) was a Surinamese parliamentarian and minister. He was the only Deputy Vice President of Suriname, serving from 1988 to 1990.
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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.
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Seeka
Seeka ( Ndyuka for 'renewal') is a Surinamese political party led by Paul Abena representing the interests of rural inhabitants. Starting in 2005, it ran as part of the "A-Combination" together with the General Liberation and Development Party a ...
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Politics of Suriname
Politics of Suriname take place in a framework of a representative democratic assembly-independent republic, whereby the president of Suriname is the head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is ...
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List of political parties by country
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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 ...
Political parties
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 pol ...
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 ...
Political parties
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 pol ...