Seeka (
Ndyuka for 'renewal') is a
Surinamese political party led by
Paul Abena
Paul may refer to:
*Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name)
*Paul (surname), a list of people
People
Christianity
*Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...
representing the interests of rural inhabitants.
Starting in 2005, it ran as part of the "
A-Combination
The A-Combination ( nl, A-Combinatie) was a political alliance in Suriname.
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, an ...
" together with the
General Liberation and Development Party and the
Brotherhood and Unity in Politics, which received 7.3% of the popular votes and five out of 51 seats in
The National Assembly. It left the A-Combination in 2015 to form the A Nyun Combination together with the BP-2011 and the Rural Inhabitants' Party, which did not receive a seat in the
2015 general election. Since 2018, the party co-operates with the
General Liberation and Development Party, although an attempt to form a joint list was hindered by an anti-list combination law passed by
Dési Bouterse
Desiré Delano "Dési" Bouterse (; born 13 October 1945) is a Surinamese military officer, politician, convicted murderer and drug trafficker who served as President of Suriname from 2010 to 2020. From 1980 to 1987, he was Suriname's ''de facto ...
.
References
Political parties in Suriname
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