At Stake in this Election: 

• All 51 seats of the Surinamese National Assembly 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President Chandrikapersad “Chan” SANTOKHI (since 16 July 2020) 

• Head of Government: President Chandrikapersad “Chan” SANTOKHI (since 16 July 2020) 

• Assembly: unicameral 51-seat National Assembly (Nationale Assemblée) 

Electoral System: 

• The President and the Vice President are indirectly elected by the National Assembly to serve a 5-year term. There are no term limits.  

• Members of the National Assembly are directly elected for a five-year term via a single, nationwide constituency via list proportional representation vote. 

Last Election: 

The last National Assembly election was held on May 25, 2020. The Progressive Reform Party (Vooruitstrevende Hervormings Partij) won 20 seats, the National Democratic Party won 16, the General Liberation and Development Party won 8 seats, the National Party of Suriname won 3 seats, and Pertjajah Luhur won 2 seats. Voter turnout was 72%.  

New/Unique in this Election:  

In 2022, the Supreme Court ruled that the existing electoral system, comprised of outdated population-based electoral districts, was unconstitutional. The National Assembly passed legislation in 2023 that replaced the existing system with a single, nationwide constituency.  

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: March 25, 2025 

• Voter registration deadline: N/A, voter registration is passive.  

Main Parties in this Election: 

• Progressive Reform Party / Vooruitstrevende Hervormings Partij (VHP) 

• • Leader: Chandrikapersad “Chan” SANTOKHI 

• • Seats won in last election: 20 out of 51 

• National Democratic Party / Nationale Democratische Partij (NDP) 

• • Leader: Jennifer GEERLINGS-SIMONS 

• • Seats won in last election: 16 out of 51 

• General Liberation and Development Party / Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelingspartij (ABOP) 

• • Leader: Ronnie BRUNSWIJK 

• • Seats won in last election: 8 out of 51 

• National Party Suriname / Nationale Partij Suriname (NPS) 

• • Leader: Gregory RUSLAND 

• • Seats won in last election: 3 out of 51 

• Glorious Empire / Pertjajah Luhur (PL) 

• • Leader: Paul SOMOHARDJO 

• • Seats won in last election: 2 out of 51 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 628,886 (2023 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 383,333 (2020 est.) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 314,537 (2023 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Acceded 1 March 1993  

• Gender Quota: N/A 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes  

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 16 out of 51 in the National Parliament 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.690, Medium (2022 estimate)  

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 29 March 2017 

• Projected population with a disability: 100,622 (2023 est.)