Democracy and Development through Unity

Democracy and Development in Unity
Democratie en Ontwikkeling in Eenheid
LeaderSteven Alfaisi
Founded2 December 1999
IdeologyReformism
Populism
National Assembly
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Website
https://doesuriname.com/

Democracy and Development in Unity (Dutch: Democratie en Ontwikkeling in Eenheid) is a political party in Suriname. The party identifies as reformist, and was founded on 2 December 1999.[1]

The party's by-laws state that its board will be composed of 50% women and it will strive for equal numbers of men and women in all positions, the only party in the country to do so.[2]

The party had one seat in the National Assembly from 2010 to 2020, held by its then-leader Carl Breeveld. In the 2020 Surinamese general election, the party did not get any seats.[3]

  1. ^ "DOE: Partij voor Democratie en Ontwikkeling in Eenheid". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Where Are The Women? A Study of Women, Politics, Parliaments and Equality in the CARICOM" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2015. p. 15. ISBN 978-9962-688-32-7. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Openbare zitting CHS: Geen verandering DNA-zetels". StarNieuws (in Dutch). 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 29 June 2020.