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Weekly Report - 05 June 2025 (WR-25-22)
SURINAME: NDP forges coalition to return to power
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons will become Suriname’s first female president after her main opposition party, the populist Nationale Democratische Partij (NDP), forged a coalition with five other parties to form a government. After expedited coalition talks, the NDP obtained the magic number of 34 seats, a two-thirds majority in the 51-seat national assembly required to replace the ruling Vooruitstrevende Hervormings Partij (VHP) of incumbent President Chandrikapersad Santokhi.
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