Elections in Suriname 1414761 130087292 2007-05-11T13:48:51Z Thomas.macmillan 1008048 /* External links */ {{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] {{South America in topic|Elections in}} {{SouthAm-election-stub}} {{Suriname-stub}} [[Category:Elections in Suriname| ]] [[nl:Verkiezingen in Suriname]]