51 seats in the National Assembly 26 seats needed for a majority
Party
Leader
%
Seats
+/–
NFDO
Ronald Venetiaan
41.78
24
−6
NDP
Jules Wijdenbosch
26.21
16
+4
DA'91
Winston Jessurun
13.00
4
−3
PL
9.25
4
+2
HPP [nl]–PVF–PSV
8.40
3
+3
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General elections were held in Suriname on 23 May 1996.[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 24 of the 51 seats. Voter turnout was 67%.[2]
^Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^Nohlen, p615
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