President Desi Bouterse confident of retaining power despite polls suggesting his party will lose its majority in Suriname's legislative polls
Suriname's President Desi Bouterse addresses supporters after appearing in court, where he had been found guilty of murder in absentia for the 1982 execution of 15 activists, in Paramaribo, Suriname. January 22 2020.
It's an election crucial to Bouterse's hopes of winning a third successive term as president. But an opinion poll by research institute IDOS suggests Bouterse's National Democratic Party is about to lose its legislative majority. He first took power in a 1980 coup and in 1982 allegedly rounded up and executed 15 political opponents, including lawyers, journalists and businessmen. The incident, known as the "December killings," was investigated by his main rival in the current ballot, Chandrikapersad Santokhi.
"We enter this election with our heads held high and self-confidence," the 74-year-old told supporters in Paramaribo.Jack Menke, a professor at Suriname's Anton de Kom University, says "the share of floating voters is still very high," perhaps as much as a third of the electorate, meaning polls are far from reliable."I give you the guarantee that VHP will be the largest and we will govern and we will remove NDP from power," he said.
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