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1991 Surinamese general election information


1991 Surinamese general election
Suriname
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51 seats in the National Assembly
26 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
NFDO Ronald Venetiaan 54.29 30 −10
NDP Dési Bouterse 21.68 12 +9
DA'91–PL Hans Prade 16.65 9 +5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman of the National Assembly before Chairman of the National Assembly after
Jagernath Lachmon
VHP
Jagernath Lachmon
VHP

General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 1991.[1] The result was a victory for the New Front for Democracy and Development (an alliance of the National Party of Suriname, the Progressive Reform Party, the Party for National Unity and Solidarity and the Surinamese Labour Party), which won 30 of the 51 seats. Voter turnout was 69%

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

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