@arista, have you been following these elections
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...174008725.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_S...neral_election
the Progressive Reform Party (VHP) of Chan Santokhi have booked their best election result since 1973 ''108,256 votes in total''
however President Dési Bouterse's NDP, meanwhile, lost a substantial number of its seats likely in part due to increasing economic woes in the country and criminal charges brought against him in prior years. ''65,654 votes in total''
the General Liberation and Development Party (ABOP) had its best election result since it's foundation in 1990 going 3 up to 8 seats in total
VHP leader Santokhi is in running for presidency now against the now president Bouterse
ABOP leader Ronnie Brunswijk is announced as coalition's candidate for chairman of the national assembly