2025 Surinamese general election

2025 Surinamese general election

25 May 2025

All 51 seats in the National Assembly
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout69.36% ( 4.68pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
NDP Jennifer Geerlings-Simons 34.18 18 +2
VHP Chan Santokhi 31.78 17 −3
ABOP Ronnie Brunswijk 11.63 6 −2
NPS Gregory Rusland 11.42 6 +3
PL Paul Somohardjo 3.77 2 0
A20 Steven Reyme 2.73 1 +1
BEP Ronny Asabina 2.61 1 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by district
President before President after
Chan Santokhi
VHP
Jennifer Geerlings-Simons
NDP

General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2025. No party obtained a majority in the 51-seat National Assembly, with the National Democratic Party (NDP) winning 18 seats followed by the ruling Progressive Reform Party of outgoing President Chan Santokhi with 17.

Following the elections the NDP formed a coalition government with the General Liberation and Development Party, the National Party of Suriname, Pertjajah Luhur, Alternative 2020 and the Brotherhood and Unity in Politics, with NDP leader Jennifer Geerlings-Simons becoming Suriname's first female president.