The Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy (Dutch: Basispartij voor Vernieuwing en Democratie) was a political party in Suriname.[6]
Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy Basispartij voor Vernieuwing en Democratie | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founders | Dilip Sardjoe & Atta Mungra[1] |
| Founded | 14 September 1996 [2] |
| Dissolved | 10 March 2014 [3] |
| Split from | VHP |
| Merged into | NDP |
| Succeeded by | DNL[4] |
| Ideology | Social democracy Before 2010:[5] Indo-Surinamese interests |
2005 elections
editAt the legislative elections (25 May 2005), the party was part of the People's Alliance for Progress that won 14.5% of the popular vote and five out of 51 seats in the National Assembly.[7] The BVD itself won one seat.[8]
2010 elections
editThe BVD formed a coalition with the Political Wing of the FAL for the 2010 elections (25 May 2010). This coalition received 5.07% of the popular vote, but did not enter the National Assembly.[9]
Dissolution
editParty members who opposed the merger decided to continue as "The New Lion" (De Nieuwe Leeuw) party, in reference to the logo of the BVD.[4]
Electoral results
edit| Election | No. of
overall seats won |
+/– | Government | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 / 51
|
 5
|
Coalition | Part of the VHP during the election |
| 2000 | 0 / 51
|
 5
|
Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2005 | 1 / 51
|
1
|
Opposition | part of the Volksalliantie Voor Vooruitgang (VVV) |
| 2010 | 0 / 51
|
1
|
Extra-parliamentary |
Timeline of party chairmen
edit- Atta Mungra, 1996-1998 [10]
- Tjan Gobardhan, 1998-2007 [8]
- Dilip Sardjoe, 2007-2014
References
edit- ^ "PL zal nooit meer met NDP werken". De Ware Tijd via fathh.com (in Dutch). 4 March 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Wijdenbosch wil alle krachten bundelen". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 16 September 1996. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Moesan, Marvin (10 March 2014). "NDP-Para verwelkomt BVD-structuren". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Ex-BVD kernen proclameren: De Nieuwe Leeuw". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). 19 February 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Williams, Priscilla; Irodikromo, Melinda (15 April 2010). ""BVD is geen koelie-partij"". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Alle partijen op een rij". Parbode (in Dutch). 1 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Suriname General Election Results - 25 May 2005". Caribbean Elections. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "BVD: Basispartij voor Vernieuwing en Democratie". NOS Nieuws (in Dutch). 26 March 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Suriname General Election Results - 25 May 2010". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Broedermoord, omkoping en achterklap". Reformatorisch Dagblad via Digibron (in Dutch). 26 February 1998. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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