2010 Surinamese presidential election

An indirect presidential election was held in Suriname on 19 July 2010[1] following the legislative election.[2] If the National Assembly of Suriname twice fails to elect a new president with a two-thirds majority, the election will go to the People's Assembly of Suriname, composed of members of parliament, district and provincial councils, where a simple majority suffices.[3]

2010 Surinamese presidential election
July 19, 2010
 
Nominee Dési Bouterse Chan Santokhi
Party National Democratic Party New Front for Democracy and Development
Electoral vote 36 16
Percentage 69.23% 30.77%
President before election

Ronald Venetiaan
NPS

 Elected President

Dési Bouterse
National Democratic Party

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A first vote was expected on 8 July 2010, but only procedural issues were discussed at the meeting;[4] the election was set for 19 July 2010 on the following day.

Shortly before the election, former dictator Dési Bouterse succeeded in establishing a coalition with the A Combinatie and the People's Alliance, giving him the votes required for the presidential election.[5] As expected, he gained 36 votes[6] against Chan Santokhi's 13 votes; he was sworn in on 12 August 2010.

References
  1. "Suriname | Waterkant.Net » Blog Archive » Surinaams parlement kiest president op 19 juli". Waterkant.Net. 2010-07-09. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  2. Maximiliano Herrera (2010-04-21). "Electoral Calendar-international elections world elections". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  3. "Third round necessary to elect Surinamese president". Caribbean Net News. 2005-07-27. Archived from the original on 2007-05-05. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  4. Associated, The (2010-07-08). "The Canadian Press: Suriname lawmakers postpone vote on a new president; no election date announced". Google.com. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  5. "Former Suriname dictator looks to have secured presidency | Manila Bulletin". Mb.com.ph. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  6. Arny Belfor (2010-07-19). "The Associated Press: Suriname ex-dictator Bouterse elected president". Google.com. Retrieved 2010-08-03.


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