Suriname

Suriname is a republic whose executive branch is vested in Parliament. The President is indirectly elected by a supermajority (two-thirds) of the members of the National Assembly. If a majority is not achieved after two rounds of voting, the United People's Assembly, which brings together more than 800 legislators from the National Assembly and district and local councils, elects the president by simple majority.

The country is divided in ten districts.

The National Parliament of Suriname (De Nationale Assemblée - DNA) is unicameral. The National Assembly has 51 members elected by universal suffrage in 10 multi-member constituencies, from lists submitted by political organizations, using the D'Hondt proportional voting system.

Local government is divided into districts (distrikten) and subdistricts (ressorten). Each district has a representative body, the district councils (Raden); and an executive branch: the District Administrations (Districtsbestuur). At the subdistrict level, there is only one representative body, managed by the subdistrict councils (Ressort raad).

President, National Assembly (De Nationale Assemblée), district and sub-district councils: five years.

National Assembly (De Nationale Assemblée): proportional system (D'Hondt).

National Assembly (De Nationale Assemblée): closed lists.

National Assembly (De Nationale Assemblée): elections are held according to a single national constituency system, following a constitutional reform in 2023.

Does not have.

The Constitution and the Regional Bodies Act (S.B. 1989 No. 44), together with its subsequent amendments in 2000 and 2002.

Mixed electoral management body. The Ministry of the Interior, through the Central Main Pooling Station (CHS), is responsible for conducting elections, but there is a permanent, semi-independent institution, the Independent Electoral Board (OKB), responsible for observing pre-election activities and validating the results.