Suriname

Name: 2030 Surinamese general election
Start: 2030
Location: Suriname

Latin America & Caribbean · Capital: Paramaribo

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Upcoming elections

General election
2030 Surinamese general election
2030National Assembly and presidential election
Date expected
verkiezingen.gov.sr Official source
De leden van De Nationale Assemblée kiezen namens het volk de president.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
data.ipu.org News report
Expected date of next elections ... 31 May 2030
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Parliamentary election
2030 Suriname National Assembly election
2030National Assembly
Date expected
verkiezingen.gov.sr Official source
Aan de hand van de uitslag van de verkiezingen, wordt er voor 5 (vijf) jaren een regering gevormd om Suriname te besturen.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
data.ipu.org News report
Suriname | National Assembly | Unicameral | | Directly elected | 25 May 2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 31 May 2030
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

General election
2029 Surinamese general election
Date to be announcedDe Nationale Assemblée and President
Date expected

Presidential election
2027 Suriname presidential election
Date to be announcedPresident
Indirect election: chosen by De Nationale Assemblée, not by a public vote.
Date expectedIndirect

How Suriname is governed

System of government: Unitary presidential republic
chs.gov.sr Official source
Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau is samengesteld uit ten minste zeven leden...
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
verkiezingen.gov.sr Official source
De leden van De Nationale Assemblée kiezen namens het volk de president.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of state: President
chs.gov.sr Official source
Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau is samengesteld uit ten minste zeven leden...
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
verkiezingen.gov.sr Official source
De leden van De Nationale Assemblée kiezen namens het volk de president.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of government: President
chs.gov.sr Official source
Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau is samengesteld uit ten minste zeven leden...
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
verkiezingen.gov.sr Official source
De leden van De Nationale Assemblée kiezen namens het volk de president.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Voting age: 18
chs.gov.sr Official source
Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau is samengesteld uit ten minste zeven leden...
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
verkiezingen.gov.sr Official source
De leden van De Nationale Assemblée kiezen namens het volk de president.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Compulsory voting: No
chs.gov.sr Official source
Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau is samengesteld uit ten minste zeven leden...
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
verkiezingen.gov.sr Official source
De leden van De Nationale Assemblée kiezen namens het volk de president.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Electoral authority: Centraal Hoofdstembureau (CHS)
chs.gov.sr Official source
Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau is samengesteld uit ten minste zeven leden...
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
verkiezingen.gov.sr Official source
De leden van De Nationale Assemblée kiezen namens het volk de president.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature
chs.gov.sr Official source
Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau is samengesteld uit ten minste zeven leden...
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
verkiezingen.gov.sr Official source
De leden van De Nationale Assemblée kiezen namens het volk de president.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

De Nationale Assemblée 51 seats · 5-year term · open-list proportional representation by district

The president and vice-president are elected by the National Assembly, not directly by the public. The National Assembly is the only nationally elected legislature, while Suriname also elects subnational Ressortraden and Districtsraden on the same cycle.

chs.gov.sr Official source

Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau is samengesteld uit ten minste zeven leden...

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

verkiezingen.gov.sr Official source

De leden van De Nationale Assemblée kiezen namens het volk de president.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

President of Suriname head of state · 1 seats · 5-year term · elected by the National Assembly

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Parliamentary election
2025 Surinamese parliamentary election
31 May 202516 months agoNational Assembly
Held Final results
Wikidata Q99017064: 2025 Surinamese parliamentary election Wikidata
2025 Surinamese parliamentary election - point in time 2025-05-31
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2025 Surinamese general election
25 May 202516 months agoNational Assembly
Held Final results
Wikidata Q131362330: 2025 Surinamese general election Wikidata
2025 Surinamese general election - point in time 2025-05-25
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2020 Surinamese general election
25 May 20206 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q80300629: 2020 Surinamese general election Wikidata
2020 Surinamese general election - point in time 2020-05-25
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2015 Surinamese general election
25 May 201511 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q19796597: 2015 Surinamese general election Wikidata
2015 Surinamese general election - point in time 2015-05-25
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2025 Surinamese parliamentary election

31 May 2025 Final results

Seats won: all 7 lines, as in the table

Results of 2025 Surinamese parliamentary election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Seats	Source
National Democratic Party Elected	93,459	34.2%	18	gov.sr Official source Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau (CHS) ... heeft de uitslag van de verkiezingen van 25 mei 2025 officieel vastgesteld. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report As in the previous election in 2020, no party won an outright majority in the 51-member National Assembly in 2025. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Progressive Reform Party Elected	86,912	31.8%	17	gov.sr Official source Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau (CHS) ... heeft de uitslag van de verkiezingen van 25 mei 2025 officieel vastgesteld. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report As in the previous election in 2020, no party won an outright majority in the 51-member National Assembly in 2025. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
General Liberation and Development Party Elected	31,798	11.6%	6	gov.sr Official source Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau (CHS) ... heeft de uitslag van de verkiezingen van 25 mei 2025 officieel vastgesteld. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report As in the previous election in 2020, no party won an outright majority in the 51-member National Assembly in 2025. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
National Party of Suriname Elected	31,215	11.4%	6	gov.sr Official source Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau (CHS) ... heeft de uitslag van de verkiezingen van 25 mei 2025 officieel vastgesteld. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report As in the previous election in 2020, no party won an outright majority in the 51-member National Assembly in 2025. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Pertjajah Luhur Elected	10,300	3.8%	2	gov.sr Official source Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau (CHS) ... heeft de uitslag van de verkiezingen van 25 mei 2025 officieel vastgesteld. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report As in the previous election in 2020, no party won an outright majority in the 51-member National Assembly in 2025. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Alternative 2020 Elected	7,461	2.7%	1	gov.sr Official source Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau (CHS) ... heeft de uitslag van de verkiezingen van 25 mei 2025 officieel vastgesteld. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report As in the previous election in 2020, no party won an outright majority in the 51-member National Assembly in 2025. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Brotherhood and Unity in Politics Elected	-	-	1	gov.sr Official source Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau (CHS) ... heeft de uitslag van de verkiezingen van 25 mei 2025 officieel vastgesteld. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report As in the previous election in 2020, no party won an outright majority in the 51-member National Assembly in 2025. Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2025 Surinamese general election · 25 May 2025

Final resultsTurnout 69.1%

Results of 2025 Surinamese general election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Seats	Source
National Democratic Party Elected	93,459	34.2%	18	gov.sr Official source Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau (CHS) ... heeft de uitslag van de verkiezingen van 25 mei 2025 officieel vastgesteld. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report The National Democratic Party (NDP), led by Ms. Jennifer Geerlings Simons ... It won 20 seats, two more seats than the Progressive Reform Party (VHP)... Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Progressive Reform Party Elected	86,912	31.8%	17	gov.sr Official source Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau (CHS) ... heeft de uitslag van de verkiezingen van 25 mei 2025 officieel vastgesteld. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report The National Democratic Party (NDP), led by Ms. Jennifer Geerlings Simons ... It won 20 seats, two more seats than the Progressive Reform Party (VHP)... Recorded 8 Oct 2026
General Liberation and Development Party Elected	31,798	11.6%	6	gov.sr Official source Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau (CHS) ... heeft de uitslag van de verkiezingen van 25 mei 2025 officieel vastgesteld. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report The National Democratic Party (NDP), led by Ms. Jennifer Geerlings Simons ... It won 20 seats, two more seats than the Progressive Reform Party (VHP)... Recorded 8 Oct 2026
National Party of Suriname Elected	31,215	11.4%	6	gov.sr Official source Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau (CHS) ... heeft de uitslag van de verkiezingen van 25 mei 2025 officieel vastgesteld. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report The National Democratic Party (NDP), led by Ms. Jennifer Geerlings Simons ... It won 20 seats, two more seats than the Progressive Reform Party (VHP)... Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Pertjajah Luhur Elected	10,300	3.8%	2	gov.sr Official source Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau (CHS) ... heeft de uitslag van de verkiezingen van 25 mei 2025 officieel vastgesteld. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report The National Democratic Party (NDP), led by Ms. Jennifer Geerlings Simons ... It won 20 seats, two more seats than the Progressive Reform Party (VHP)... Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Alternative 2020 Elected	7,461	2.7%	1	gov.sr Official source Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau (CHS) ... heeft de uitslag van de verkiezingen van 25 mei 2025 officieel vastgesteld. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report The National Democratic Party (NDP), led by Ms. Jennifer Geerlings Simons ... It won 20 seats, two more seats than the Progressive Reform Party (VHP)... Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Brotherhood and Unity in Politics Elected	-	-	1	gov.sr Official source Het Centraal Hoofdstembureau (CHS) ... heeft de uitslag van de verkiezingen van 25 mei 2025 officieel vastgesteld. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 data.ipu.org News report The National Democratic Party (NDP), led by Ms. Jennifer Geerlings Simons ... It won 20 seats, two more seats than the Progressive Reform Party (VHP)... Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2025 Surinamese general election

Suriname in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

chs.gov.srOfficial source
gov.srOfficial source
verkiezingen.gov.srOfficial source
verkiezingen.gov.srOfficial source
verkiezingen.gov.srOfficial source
Wikidata Q19796597: 2015 Surinamese general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q80300629: 2020 Surinamese general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q131362330: 2025 Surinamese general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q99017064: 2025 Surinamese parliamentary electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
en.wikipedia.orgWikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
data.ipu.orgNews report
data.ipu.orgNews report
dna.srNews report

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