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Alternative 2020
Alternative 2020 ( ''Dutch'': Alternatief 2020) (A20) has been a political party in Suriname since June 2019. History The party is led by the pastor of the Pentecostal Full Gospel Church Logos International in Paramaribo. The party is based on Christian norms and values. Reyme also says he is open to people from other religious groups, because all religions strive for the same thing. When he held the first information meeting of the party in the Logos church, his initiative was negatively received. The proclamation of Alternative 2020 took place on October 12, 2019, in the ballroom of the ; this meeting was very well attended. In addition, the party is focused on corruption, which the country suffers from according to its founder. The party wants to put an end to patronage politics. Reyme believes that someone with a political position should not have a criminal record. The founding documents were filed with the Ministry of Justice and Police on approximately June 9, 2019. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right-wing Politics
Right-wing politics is the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that view certain social orders and Social stratification, hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position based on natural law, economics, authority, property, religion, or tradition. Hierarchy and Social inequality, inequality may be seen as natural results of traditional social differences or competition in market economies. Right-wing politics are considered the counterpart to left-wing politics, and the left–right political spectrum is the most common political spectrum. The right includes social conservatives and fiscal conservatives, as well as right-libertarianism, right-libertarians. "Right" and "right-wing" have been variously used as compliments and pejoratives describing neoliberal, conservative, and fascist economic and social ideas. Positions The following positions are typically associated with right-wing politics. Anti-com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2025. No party obtained a majority in the 51-seat National Assembly, with the National Democratic Party (NDP) winning 18 seats followed by the ruling Progressive Reform Party of President Chan Santokhi at 17. Background The date was announced by president Chan Santokhi in his annual speech at the National Assembly on 1 October 2024. After his resignation in mid-October 2024 as minister of Internal Affairs, was succeeded one and a half months later by as minister and as deputy minister. Hassankhan was responsible for organizing the 2025 elections. Electoral system The 51 seats in the National Assembly are elected using party-list proportional representation. Previous general elections had been held using ten multi-member constituencies, but following a ruling by the Constitutional Court in 2022 that judged that the malapportionment that existed was unconstitutional, it was decided to remedy this by abolishing the constituenci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentecostalism In South America
Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a movement within the broader Evangelical wing of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes direct personal experience of God in Christianity, God through Baptism with the Holy Spirit#Classical Pentecostalism, baptism with the Holy Spirit. The term ''Pentecostal'' is derived from Pentecost, an event that commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit in Christianity, Holy Spirit upon the Apostles in the New Testament, Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem during the Second Temple Period, Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1–31). Like other forms of Evangelicalism, evangelical Protestantism, Pentecostalism adheres to the Biblical inerrancy, inerrancy of the Bible and the necessity of the Born again#Pentecostalism, New Birth: an individual Repentance (Christianity), repenting of their sin and "accepting Jesus Christ as their personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Parties In Suriname ...
This article lists political parties in Suriname. Suriname has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Parties Former parties * Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy (BVD) See also * Politics of Suriname * List of political parties by country {{Americas topic, List of political parties in Suriname Political parties Suriname Political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Parties Established In 2019
Politics () is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of status or resources. The branch of social science that studies politics and government is referred to as political science. Politics may be used positively in the context of a "political solution" which is compromising and non-violent, or descriptively as "the art or science of government", but the word often also carries a negative connotation.. The concept has been defined in various ways, and different approaches have fundamentally differing views on whether it should be used extensively or in a limited way, empirically or normatively, and on whether conflict or co-operation is more essential to it. A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which include promoting one's own political views among people, negotiation with other political subjects, making laws, and exercising internal and external for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Establishments In South America
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number) * One of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (1987 film), a 1987 science fiction film * ''19-Nineteen'', a 2009 South Korean film * ''Diciannove'', a 2024 Italian drama film informally referred to as "Nineteen" in some sources Science * Potassium, an alkali metal * 19 Fortuna, an asteroid Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle * "Stone in Focus", officially "#19", a composition by Aphex Twin * "Nineteen", a song from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' by Bad4Good * "Nineteen", a song from the 2001 alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons ( Simons; born 5 September 1953) is a Surinamese politician. She served as Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Suriname between 2010 and 2020, becoming the second female chairman of the Surinamese Parliament. In 2024, she became the leader of the National Democratic Party. Biography Simons was first elected as a member of the National Assembly in 1996, representing the district of Paramaribo. She served as one of the vice-chairpersons of the National Democratic Party, which was founded by Dési Bouterse. She was leader of the parliamentary fraction from 2000 until 2006. In April 2012, Simons was accused by the opposition in the parliament of dictatorial behaviour because of her decision to forbid members of the parliament from referring to the amnesty law of April 2012 during a debate on the anti-stalking law. On 8 April 2020, the Law Exceptional Condition COVID-19 (State of Emergency) has been approved by the National Assembly in order to fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Democratic Party (Suriname)
The National Democratic Party (, NDP) is a political party in Suriname. It was founded on 4 July 1987 by Surinamese leader Dési Bouterse, and was one of the first parties in the country to have a stable base of support across different ethnic groups. In the 2015 general election the party scored 45.56% of the vote and 26 of 51 seats in parliament. NDP chairman Bouterse was elected President of Suriname on 19 July 2010, after he won the 2010 elections with his Mega Combination of which the NDP was the dominant party. The party won the 2015 elections as well, winning 26 seats against an alliance of 7 (later 6) opposition parties. In the 2020 elections, the NDP won 16 of the 51 seats. Dési Bouterse lost the presidency and he was succeeded by opposition leader Chan Santokhi. The opposition parties formed a new coalition government. The NDP subsequently became the main opposition party. Foundation The NDP was formed from a reorganisation of the ''Vijfentwintig Februari Bew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democracy And Development Through Unity
Democracy and Development in Unity () is a political party in Suriname. The party identifies as reformist, and was founded on 2 December 1999. The party's by-laws state that its board will be composed of 50% women and it will strive for equal numbers of men and women in all positions, the only party in the country to do so. The party had one seat in the National Assembly from 2010 to 2020, held by its then-leader Carl Breeveld. In the 2020 Surinamese general election General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2020. The elections occurred concurrently with an economic crisis in Suriname, as well as the COVID-19 crisis. Electoral system The 51 seats in the National Assembly are elected using party-list ..., the party did not get any seats. References External links * Political parties in Suriname {{Suriname-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2020. The elections occurred concurrently with an economic crisis in Suriname, as well as the COVID-19 crisis. Electoral system The 51 seats in the National Assembly are elected using party-list proportional representation under the D'Hondt method in ten multi-member constituencies containing between two and seventeen seats. The ten electoral constituencies are coterminous with the ten administrative districts of Suriname. Voters also have the option of casting a preferential vote for one of the candidates on the chosen list in order to increase their place in the list, and the candidate(s) having obtained the most preferential votes in the lists that obtained seats are declared elected. The National Assembly subsequently elects the President. Campaign Both the V7 and A-Combination coalitions were dissolved shortly after the previous elections in 2015. Electoral alliances (which may have allowed residual votes of the combined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Blue
Sky blue refers to a collection of shades comparable to that of a clear daytime sky. Typically it is a shade of cyan or light teal, though some iterations are closer to light Azure (color), azure or light blue. The term (as "sky blew") is attested from 1681. A 1585 translation of Nicolas de Nicolay's 1576 ' includes "the tulbant [turban] of the merchant must be ''skie coloured''". Displayed at right is the web colour ''sky blue''. Variations Celeste Celeste (, , ) is the colloquial name for the pale turquoise (color), turquoise blue colour. The same word, meaning "of the sky", is used in Spanish language, Spanish, Portuguese language, Portuguese and Italian language, Italian for the colour. Etymology, Etymologically, it is derived by Latin term , that means in Italian. There are two "conventional" colours denominated celeste, according to the color models. One is the ''pure Celeste'', (Web colors, HEX#B2FFFF; RGB color model, RGB 178,255,255)'''' which may be referred as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Justice And Police (Suriname)
This is a list of ministers of Justice and Police of the Republic of Suriname. Among its responsibilities, the ministry enforces human rights, provides social legal assistance, oversees policies regarding detainees, and maintains public order and peace in the country. List of ministers {, class="wikitable" ! Minister Title ! Minister ! Period ! Cabinet , - , Justice and Police , rowspan="2" , Julius Caesar de Miranda , 1948 - 1949 , May (CAB) , - , Justice , 1949 - 1951 , De Miranda , - , rowspan="2" , Justice and Police , Adriaan C.J.M. Alberga , 1951 - 1952 , Drielsma / Buiskool , - , Emile M.L. Ensberg , 1952 - 1955 , Alberga / Currie , - , rowspan="13" , Justice and Police , M. Ashruf Karamat Ali , 1955 - 1956 , rowspan="4" , Ferrier , - , Willem G.H.C.J. Smit* , 1956 - 1957 , - , Rudolf W.A. Thurkow , 1957 , - , Anton Favery* , 1957 - 1958 , - , Hemradj Shriemisier , 1958 - 1962 , rowspan="2" , Emanuels , - , Freek Emanuels* , 1962 - 1963 , - , Sewraam Rambaran Mishre , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
