General elections were held in
Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...
on 31 October 1977, the first after independence.
Dieter Nohlen
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(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the National Party Combination (an alliance of the
National Party of Suriname
The National Party of Suriname (, NPS) is a political party in Suriname, founded in 1946, and since June 2012 led by Gregory Rusland. For a long time it was the largest ruling party in the country, and it has been in government for a total of ove ...
, the
Renewed Progressive Party, the
Party for National Unity and Solidarity and the
Suriname Progressive People's Party),
[Nohlen, p620] which won 22 of the 39 seats.
Results
References
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Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...
Elections in Suriname
General
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Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...
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