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General elections were held in Surinam on 30 May 1949. [1] The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 13 of the 21 seats. Voter turnout was 47.5%. [2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| National Party of Suriname | 13 | |||
| United Hindustani Party | 6 | |||
| Party for National Unity and Solidarity | 2 | |||
| Christian-Social Party | 0 | |||
| East Indian-Javanese Polital Party | 0 | |||
| International Unemployeds' Union | 0 | |||
| Negro Political Party | 0 | |||
| Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 0 | |||
| Union of Indonesians in Suriname | 0 | |||
| Women's Committee | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 96,466 | 55.7 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Politics of Suriname take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic assembly-independent republic, whereby the president of Suriname is the head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. The executive power is dependent on the Parliament in theory. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Suriname is divided into 10 districts.
Commewijne is a district of Suriname, located on the right bank of the Suriname River. Commewijne's capital city is Nieuw Amsterdam. Tamanredjo is another major town, while Meerzorg is the most populated.
Saramacca is a district of Suriname, in the north. Saramacca's capital city is Groningen, with other towns and cities including Batavia, Kampong Baroe, Uitkijk, Maho and Boskamp. Saramacca has a population of 17,480 and an area of 3,636 km2.
Brotherhood and Unity in Politics is a political party in Suriname founded on 29 April 1973.
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Groningen is the capital town of the Saramacca District, Suriname.
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The Suriname Cricket Board is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Suriname. Its headquarters are located in Paramaribo, Suriname. The SCB is Suriname's representative at the International Cricket Council, and has been an associate member of that body since 2002. It is included in the ICC Americas development region.
Jagernath Lachmon, also Jaggernath Lachmon, was a Surinamese politician. He was one of the founders of the Progressive Reform Party (VHP), an Indo-Surinamese party founded in 1947 of which he served as President until his death.
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The (northern) East-West Link is a road in Suriname between Albina in the eastern part of the country to Nieuw Nickerie in the western part, via the capital city of Paramaribo. The southern East-West Link connects Paramaribo with Apoera via Bitagron. Construction of the road link started in the 1960s.
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Johannes François Adriaan Cateau van Rosevelt was a Dutch navy officer and civil servant in Suriname where he was, among other things, agent-general for immigration and a member of the Colonial Estates of Suriname. He is known for his map of Suriname.
Kalebaskreek is an indigenous village of Kalina Amerindians in the resort of Calcutta in the Saramacca District in Suriname.
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