2005 Surinamese general election

none January 2025 Suriname 2000 2010 25 May 2005 2005 Surinamese general election 51 seats in the National Assembly 26 65.93% ( 6.10pp) New Front for Democracy and Development Ronald Venetiaan 41.08 23 33 National Democratic Party (Suriname) Desire Bouterse 23.16 15 7 People's Alliance for Progress Jules Wijdenbosch 14.38 5 new A-Combination Ronnie Brunswijk 7.52 5 new A1 Democratic Alternative '91 no Winston Jessurun 6.11 3 new 2005 Surinamese general election - Results by district.svg Results by district Chairman of the National Assembly Ram Sardjoe VHP Paul Somohardjo Pertjajah Luhur 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. http://www.coha.org/2005/05/wednesdays-suriname-election-no-small-matter/ Wednesday’s Suriname Election: No Small Matter 2009-03-03 Council on Hemispheric Affairs 2008-11-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20081127105041/http://www.coha.org/2005/05/wednesdays-suriname-election-no-small-matter/ dead 2005-05-24 Brazil and US Following Closely Suriname's Presidential Elections http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/2532/37/ 2009-03-03 Brazzil Magazine October 2010 H3llBot yes 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 inflation meant a new election was called one year early in 2000. The New Front won a big victory in the 2000 elections winning 33 of the 51 seats, compared to 7 for the NDP, and 5 for the People's Alliance for Progress of Jules Wijdenbosch who had broken away from the NDP. As a result, Venetiaan became president for a second time. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2299_E.htm SURINAME: Nationale Assemblee (National Assembly) 2009-03-03 Inter-Parliamentary Union Campaign 383 candidates spread over ten parties and alliances contested the election, with opinion polls and political analysts in the run up to the election showing that approximately 30% of voters were unsure of whom to vote for. The governing New Front was expected to lose seats in the election despite incumbent Ronald Venetiaan being seen as the most popular candidate for president.http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/05/25/coalition.shtml New Front coalition set to win most seats in Suriname elections 2009-03-02 2005-05-25 Caribbean Net News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070805051957/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/05/25/coalition.shtml 2007-08-05 http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/05/26/polls.shtml Voters head to polls to choose new parliament in Suriname 2009-03-02 2005-05-26 Caribbean Net News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050527014452/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/05/26/polls.shtml 2005-05-27 The New Front campaigned on their economic record for the previous five years in power. http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/southamerica/sur050525 https://archive.today/20070426045317/http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/southamerica/sur050525 dead 2007-04-26 Election day in Surinam 2009-03-02 2005-05-25 Radio Netherlands Worldwide Both the Netherlands, the former colonial ruler of Suriname, and the United States said that relations with Suriname would suffer if the main opposition party, the National Democratic Party, led by Desi Bouterse came back to power. http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2005/05/050526_suriresult.shtml Suriname elections inconclusive 2009-03-02 2005-05-26 BBC Online Bouterse had been convicted in the Netherlands for drug smuggling and was accused of involvement in the killing of 15 people in 1982 when he was the military ruler of Suriname. Bouterse, however denied the charges and accused the United States of interfering in the election. Bouterse was popular among many poorer and young voters who had not benefited from the economic changes made by Ronald Venetiaan's government. His campaign slogan was "Des for Pres". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4580109.stm President 'leads' Surinam's poll 2009-03-02 2005-05-26 BBC Online Two parties of international election monitors from the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) were sent to observe the election. The observers from CARICOM congratulated Suriname on the conduct of the election and described the behaviour of the people of Suriname as an example for the Caribbean.http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-bin/GPrint2002.pl?file=2005/05/30/example.shtml Suriname elections an ‘example for Caribbean’ 2009-03-02 2005-05-30 Caribbean Net News January 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes The OAS observers also described the election as having been peaceful and having taken place in a friendly atmosphere.http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/05/27/peaceful.shtml OAS commends Suriname on peaceful elections 2009-03-03 2005-05-27 Caribbean Net News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081013014104/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/05/27/peaceful.shtml 2008-10-13 Results No party or alliance won a majority of the seats in the election and none came close to getting the two-thirds of seats required to elect a new president. The New Front for Democracy and Development won 23 seats, a drop of 10 from the previous parliament, while the opposition National Democratic Party more than doubled their number of seats to 15. There was surprise at the performance of the new A-Combination alliance which won 5 seats, the same number as the People's Alliance for Progress of former president Jules Wijdenbosch.http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/05/27/coalition.shtml Suriname voters reject New Front coalition 2009-03-02 2005-05-27 Caribbean Net News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080720001842/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/05/27/coalition.shtml 2008-07-20 Two political parties made allegations of fraud in the election but the Independent Election Authority did not find them to be justified.http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/06/27/vote.shtml Suriname parliamentary vote deemed valid 2009-03-03 2005-06-27 Caribbean Net News January 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes New Front for Democracy and Development 86690 23 National Democratic Party 48879 15 People's Alliance for Progress 30352 5 A-Combination 15867 5 A1 (DA'91–D21E–PVFAL–T2000) 12901 3 UPS–DOE 10293 0 New Suriname nl Nieuw Suriname (politieke partij) 3460 0 Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union 1958 0 Progressive Political Party nl Progressieve Politieke Partij 370 0 National Union (Suriname) nl Nationale Unie (Suriname) National Union 272 0 9139 0 333985 Caribbean Elections, Centraal HoofdStembureau, PDBA Aftermath Following the election the National Assembly had two months to elect a president who would then appoint a government. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4588049.stm Surinam election ends in deadlock 2009-03-02 2005-05-27 BBC Online The New Front party reached an agreement at the beginning of June to bring the A Combination alliance into government giving them a majority in parliament but still short of the two-thirds required to elect a president. http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2005/06/050602_maroons.shtml Suriname Maroons share power 2009-03-02 2005-06-02 BBC Online The leader of the National Democratic Party, Bouterse, did not stand in the presidential election after reaching an agreement with the People's Alliance for Progress to back Rabin Parmessar.http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/07/18/dictator.shtml Former Suriname dictator abandons presidential bid 2009-03-03 2005-07-18 Caribbean Net News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070505122208/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/07/18/dictator.shtml 2007-05-05 In the first two rounds of the presidential election 27 members of the parliament voted for the New Front candidate, incumbent president Ronald Venetiaan, while 20 voted for Rabin Parmessar. As neither candidate received a two-thirds majority, the election was taken to the People’s Assembly. In the People’s Assembly, which was composed of members of parliament, provincial and district councils, a simple majority was required to be elected president.http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/07/27/elect.shtml Third round necessary to elect Surinamese president 2009-03-02 2005-07-27 Caribbean Net News dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070505122109/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2005/07/27/elect.shtml 2007-05-05 In the election on 3 August 2005 Venetiaan won 560 votes as against 315 for Parmessar and so was re-elected as president of Suriname. http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/international/index.ssf?/base/international-6/1123119773271690.xml&storylist=international https://archive.today/20130129015632/http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/international/index.ssf?/base/international-6/1123119773271690.xml&storylist=international dead 2013-01-29 Suriname president wins re-election 2009-03-02 2005-08-03 Mlive.com References External links Full list of elected candidates Results by province Category:Elections in Suriname Suriname General Suriname