2000 Surinamese general election

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25 May 2000

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51 seats in the National Assembly
26 seats needed for a majority

	Leader	Vote %	Seats	+/–
NFDO	Ronald Venetiaan	47.49	33	+14
DA [nl]–KTPI–NDP	Desi Bouterse	15.04	10	−11
DNP 2000	Jules Wijdenbosch	9.93	3	New
DA'91	Winston Jessurun	6.12	2	−2
PV FAL	Jiwan Sital	4.47	2	+1
PALU	Iwan Krolis	0.71	1	New

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Chairman of the National Assembly before	Chairman of the National Assembly after
Marijke Djwalapersad BVD	Jagernath Lachmon VHP

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General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2000. The result was a victory for the New Front for Democracy and Development, which won 33 of the 51 seats. Voter turnout was 72%.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	New Front for Democracy and Development	86,803	47.49	33	+14
	Millennium Combination (DA [nl]–KTPI–NDP)	27,481	15.04	10	–11
	Democratic National Platform 2000	18,154	9.93	3	New
	Democratic Alternative '91	11,183	6.12	2	–2
	Political Wing of the FAL	8,173	4.47	2	+1
	Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy	5,865	3.21	0	New
	Democracy and Development through Unity	4,561	2.50	0	New
	Renewed Progressive Party	4,510	2.47	0	–
	New Choice	4,361	2.39	0	New
	General Liberation and Development Party	3,160	1.73	0	0
	Democrats of the 21st Century	2,323	1.27	0	New
	National Party for Leadership and Development [nl]	1,893	1.04	0	New
	Pendawa Lima	1,432	0.78	0	–4
	Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union	1,290	0.71	1	New
	National Reformation Party	790	0.43	0	New
	Amazon Party Suriname [nl]	608	0.33	0	New
	Progressive Surinamese People's Party	186	0.10	0	–
Total		182,773	100.00	51	0

Valid votes		182,773	95.77
Invalid/blank votes		8,068	4.23
Total votes		190,841	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		264,942	72.03
Source: Nohlen

Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p614 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
Nohlen, p615