) election results: 3, DA '91 2, PVF 2, PALU 1 note: widespread
demonstrations during the summer of 1999 led to the call for elections
a year early elections: Judicial branch: Court of Justice (justices
are nominated for life)

Political parties and leaders: Democratic Alternative '91 or DA '91 (a
coalition of the Alternative Forum or AF and Party for Brotherhood and
Unity in Politics or BEP, formed in January 1991) [S. RAMKHELAWAN];
Democratic National Platform 2000 or DNP 2000 (coalition of two
parties, Democratic Party and Democrats of the 21st Century) [Jules
WIJDENBOSCH]; Independent Progressive Democratic Alternative or OPDA
[Joginder RAMKHILAWAN]; Millennium Combination or MC (a coalition of three
parties, Democratic Alternative, Party for National Unity and Solidarity,
and National Democratic Party) [leader NA]; National Democratic Party or
NDP [Desire BOUTERSE]; Naya Kadam or NK [leader NA]; Party for Renewal
and Democracy or BVD [Tjan GOBARDHAN]; Party of National Unity and
Solidarity or KTPI [Willy SOEMITA]; Pertjaja Luhur [Paul SOMOHARDJO];
Progressive Workers' and Farm Laborers' Union or PALU [Ir Iwan KROLIS];
The New Front or NF (a coalition of four parties Suriname National Party
or NPS, Progressive Reform Party or VHP, Suriname Labor Party or SPA, and
Pertjaja Luhur) [Runaldo Ronald VENETIAAN]; The Progressive Development
Alliance (a combination of three parties, Renewed Progressive Party
or HPP, Party of the Federation of Land Workers or PVF, and Suriname
Progressive People's Party or PSV) [Harry KISOENSINGH]

Political pressure groups and leaders: General Liberation and Development
Party or ABOP [Ronnie BRUNSWIJK]; Mandela Bushnegro Liberation Movement
[Leendert ADAMS]; Tucayana Amazonica [Alex JUBITANA, Thomas SABAJO];
Union for Liberation and Democracy [Kofi AFONGPONG]

International organization participation: ACP, Caricom, ECLAC, FAO,
G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDB, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF,
IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OIC, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, UN,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Henry
Lothar ILLES FAX: [1] (202) 244-5878
[1] (202) 244-7488 chancery:
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
Daniel A. JOHNSON embassy: Dr. Sophie Redmondstraat 129, Paramaribo
mailing address: Department of State, 3390
[597] 472900 FAX:
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