Six Surinamese parties will sign on Sunday Coalition Agreement

Six Surinamese parties-NDP, NPS, ABOP, PL, BEP and A-20-sign a coalition agreement on Sunday evening that will form the basis for a government under NDP leader Jennifer Simons. That report Anp and NOS news agency on Sunday. Simons succeeded Desi Bouterse last year as chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP).

The result of the last elections, which were held on 25 May, is still not clear. According to the provisional result, Simons’ NDP 18 seats, the progressive reform (VHP) of the current President Chan Santokhi 17. The VHP will, if the six parties have signed the agreement, will be the only party in the opposition.

The six parties already signed a few days after the elections A declaration of intent To form a coalition and to support Simons. Together they have 34 seats, a large majority in the Surinamese parliament the National Assembly, consisting of 51 seats.

Simons is most likely becoming the first female president of Suriname. With 34 seats, the majority of the coalition is large enough to be allowed to choose the president and vice president. President Santokhi does not yet accept the results of the elections. « This election has no winner yet, » he said on Friday at a press conference, writes Anp.

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