Bouterse’s party returned to office in Suriname elections

By Kendol Morgan Last updated May 27, 2015

suriname - bouterse-celebrates-2 — Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse and his wife Ingrid. (Photo Caribbean360/bbc)

The incumbent National Democratic Party (NDP) in Suriname has won another term in office, taking more than half of the 51 seats up for grabs in Monday’s general elections.

Preliminary results show the Desi Bouterse-led NDP won 27 seats, with 80 per cent of the votes counted.

The V7 coalition of six parties led by former justice minister Chandrikapersad Santokhi secured 17 seats. Five of the other seats have gone to the Alternative Combination, while the remaining two seats went to the Party for Democracy and Development in Unity (DOE) and Progressive Worker and Farmers Union (PALU). Caribbean360

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