General elections were held in

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on 23 May 1996.

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(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the

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(an alliance of the

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, the Progressive Reform Party, the Party for National Unity and Solidarity and the Surinamese Labour Party), which won 24 of the 51 seats. Voter turnout was 67%.Nohlen, p615

Results

References

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Elections in Suriname

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