News Briefs Suriname Voters in Suriname ousted President Desi Bouterse in the country's May 25 parliamentary election, according to final results announced this week. Chan Santokhi, a former police commissioner and justice minister of the Progressive Reform Party, won a majority of votes and 20 seats in the 51-seat National Assembly. Santokhi says he will form a government with three other parties. The new National Assembly will be sworn in on June 29 and is expected to elect him as the new president, reports
Bouterse lost Suriname election (June 18, 2020)
Bouterse lost Suriname election (June 18…
Bouterse lost Suriname election (June 18, 2020)
News Briefs Suriname Voters in Suriname ousted President Desi Bouterse in the country's May 25 parliamentary election, according to final results announced this week. Chan Santokhi, a former police commissioner and justice minister of the Progressive Reform Party, won a majority of votes and 20 seats in the 51-seat National Assembly. Santokhi says he will form a government with three other parties. The new National Assembly will be sworn in on June 29 and is expected to elect him as the new president, reports