General elections were held in Suriname on 31 October 1977, the first after independence. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the National Party Combination (an alliance of the

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, ...

, the Renewed Progressive Party, the

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 ...

and the

Suriname Progressive People's Party The Progressive Surinamese People's Party ( nl, Progressieve Surinaamse Volkspartij, PSV) was a political party in Suriname. The party was a member of the Christian Democrat Organization of America. The party was founded in August 1946 by, among o ...

),Nohlen, p620 which won 22 of the 39 seats.

Results

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