National Democratic Party (Suriname)
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Template:Politics of Suriname The National Democratic Party (Dutch: Nationaal Democratische Partij) is the main opposition party in Suriname. It was founded in 1987 shortly before the downfall of military dictator Dési Bouterse.
Former President Jules Wijdenbosch was a member of the NDP; however, an allegedly reformed Bouterse is still the dominant figure and has a moderate degree of popular support. The alliance that the party was the main component of, Millennium Combinatie, won 10 out of 51 parliamentary seats and took 15% of the vote in the elections of May 2000. At the last legislative elections, 25 may 2005, the party won 23.1 % of the popular vote and 15 out of 51 seats in the National Assembly. The NDP publishes the NDP-Bulletin.
External link
- Official web site (http://www.cq-link.sr/ndp/ndp.htm)