National Democratic Party (Suriname)

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National Democratic Party Nationale Democratische Partij
Abbreviation	NDP
President	Jennifer Geerlings-Simons
Founder	Dési Bouterse
Founded	4 July 1987
Ideology	Left-wing nationalism[1] Left-wing populism[2] Historical: Anti-imperialism
Political position	Centre-left[citation needed] Historical: Left-wing
Seats in the National Assembly	16 / 51
Website
www.ndpsuriname.com
Politics of Suriname Political parties Elections

The National Democratic Party (Dutch: Nationale Democratische Partij, NDP) is a political party in Suriname. It was founded on 4 July 1987 by Surinamese leader Dési Bouterse, and was one of the first parties in the country to have a stable base of support across different ethnic groups. In the 2015 general election the party scored 45.56% of the vote and 26 of 51 seats in parliament.^[3]

NDP chairman Bouterse was elected President of Suriname on 19 July 2010, after he won the 2010 elections with his Mega Combination of which the NDP was the dominant party. The party won the 2015 elections as well, winning 26 seats against an alliance of 7 (later 6) opposition parties.

In the 2020 elections, the NDP won 16 of the 51 seats. Dési Bouterse lost the presidency and he was succeeded by opposition leader Chan Santokhi. The opposition parties formed a new coalition government. The NDP subsequently became the main opposition party.^[4]