Elections in Suriname

Surinameelects on the national level ahead of state– thepresident– and alegislature.The president is elected for a five-year term by an electoral college based on the parliament. TheNational Assembly(Nationale Assemblée) has 51 members, elected every five years byproportional representationper district. Suriname has amulti-partysystem, with numerouspartiesin which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, andpartiesmust work with each other to formcoalition governments.

Suriname held general elections in1928,1930,1932,1934,1936,1938,1942,1946,1949,1951,1955,1958,1963,1967,1969,1973,1977,1987,1991,1996,2000,2005,2010,2015,and2020.

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• SurinameCaribbeanElections.com Election archive