National Democratic Party (Suriname)

The National Democratic Party (Dutch: Nationale Democratische Partij, NDP) is a political party in Suriname. It was founded on 4 July 1987 by Surinamese leader Dési Bouterse, and was one of the first parties in the country to have a stable base of support across different ethnic groups. In the 2015 general election the party scored 45.56% of the vote and 26 of 51 seats in parliament.[1]

National Democratic Party

Nationale Democratische Partij
AbbreviationNDP
PresidentDési Bouterse
Founded4 July 1987
IdeologySocial democracy
Left-wing populism
Left-wing nationalism
Historical:
Socialism
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
Seats in the National Assembly
16 / 51
Website
ndpsuriname.com/

NDP chairman Bouterse was elected President of Suriname on 19 July 2010, after he won the 2010 elections with his Mega Combination of which the NDP was the dominant party. The party won the 2015 elections as well, winning 26 seats against an alliance of 7 (later 6) opposition parties.

In the 2020 elections, the NDP won 16 of the 51 seats.

Foundation

The NDP was formed from a reorganisation of the Vijfentwintig Februari Beweging (VFB, February Twenty-Five Movement),[2] a political movement established on 24 November 1983 by Dési Bouterse and the ruling military junta. [3]

Electoral results
Election Votes +/– votes % of votes No. of

overall seats won

 +/– seats % of seats Government Notes
1987 16,000 new 9%
3 / 51
 3 5% Opposition
1991 34,429 18,429 22%
12 / 51
 8 23% Opposition
1996 45,466 11,037 26%
16 / 51
 4 31% Coalition
2000 27,657 17,809 15%
7 / 51
 9 13% Opposition Millenium Combinatie alliance
2005 48,879 21,222 23%
15 / 51
 8 29% Opposition
2010 95,543 46,664 40%
19 / 51
 4 37% Coalition Mega Combinatie alliance
2015 117,205 21,662 45%
26 / 51
 7 50% Majority
2020 65,862 51,343 24%
16 / 51
 10 31% Opposition

Trivia

References
  1. Star Nieuws retrieved 28 May 2015
  2. Janssen, Roger (2011). In Search of a Path: An Analysis of the Foreign Policy of Suriname from 1975 to 1991. Leiden: Brill. p. 203. ISBN 978-90-04-25367-4. JSTOR 10.1163/j.ctt1w8h0wm.
  3. Janssen 2011, p. 174.
  4. de Jong, Sjoerd (23 May 1996). "Campagne op Internet". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch).


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