Elections in Suriname
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{{Politics of Suriname}}
'''Elections in Suriname''' gives information on [[election]] and election results in [[politics of Suriname|Suriname]].
Suriname elects on national level a [[head of state]] - the [[president]] - and a [[legislature]]. The president is elected for a five year term by an electoral college based on the parliament. The '''[[National Assembly of Suriname|National Assembly]]''' (''Nationale Assemblée'') has 51 members, elected every five years by [[proportional representation]] per district.
Suriname has a [[multi-party]] system, with numerous [[political parties|parties]] in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and [[political parties|parties]] must work with each other to form [[coalition government]]s.
==2005 Legislative election==
{{Main|Surinamese legislative election, 2005}}
{{Suriname parliamentary election, 2005}}
==Past elections==
{{Surinamese elections}}
==See also==
* [[Electoral calendar]]
* [[Electoral system]]
==External links==
*[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/s/suriname/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
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