The A-Combination () was a
political alliance
A parliamentary group, parliamentary caucus or political group is a group consisting of members of different political parties or independent politicians with similar ideologies. Some parliamentary systems allow smaller political parties, who a ...
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 ...
.
History
The A-Combinatie was formed in 2005 as an alliance of
Brotherhood and Unity in Politics (BEP), the
General Liberation and Development Party (ABOP) and
Seeka,
[BEP: Party for Brotherhood and Unity in Politics](_blank)
NOS, 28 March 2010 and represented the
Maroons
Maroons are descendants of Africans in the Americas and islands of the Indian Ocean who escaped from slavery, through flight or manumission, and formed their own settlements. They often mixed with Indigenous peoples, eventually evolving into ...
. The alliance received 7% of the vote in the
2005 general elections, winning five seats. Although its vote share fell to 5% in the
2010 elections, it retained all five seats. However, in 2012 the BEP left the alliance after disagreeing with the leadership of ABOP head
Ronnie Brunswijk.
Prior to the
2015 elections
Africa
* 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015
* 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015
* 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015
* 2015 Burundian presidential election 21 July 2015
* 2015-16 Central African gene ...
Seeka left the A-Combination to join A Nyun Combinatie. However, the alliance was joined by the
Party for National Unity and Solidarity (which had pulled out of the
V7 alliance) and the
Party for Democracy and Development. In the elections the alliance received 11% of the vote, winning five seats.
Elections held in 2015
IPU
The coalition was dissolved prior to the 2020 elections.
References
{{Surinamese political parties
Political party alliances in Suriname
2005 establishments in Suriname
Political parties established in 2005
Surinamese Maroons