General Liberation and Development Party

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General Liberation and Development Party
Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelingspartij
Leader Ronnie Brunswijk
Founded11 February 1990
Split from BEP
Ideology Maroon interests
National Assembly
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Website
http://abop.sr/

The General Liberation and Development Party (Dutch : Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelingspartij, ABOP) is a political party in Suriname, founded and chaired by ex-rebel leader Ronnie Brunswijk in 1990 after several members of the BEP were expelled. The former Vice President of Suriname, Robert Ameerali, is a member of the ABOP.

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As a consequence of having originally split from the BEP, ABOP is similarly more popular among the country's Maroon community, especially in interior areas of the country.

In 2020, General Liberation and Development Party formed a coalition government with new president Chan Santokhi's Progressive Reform Party. Leader Ronnie Brunswijk became new Vice President of Suriname. [1]

Electoral results

ElectionNo. of

overall seats won

Votes+/– Districts won GovernmentNotes
1991
0 / 51
616-Extra-parliamentary
1996
0 / 51
2,360-Extra-parliamentary
2000
0 / 51
3,160-Extra-parliamentary
2005
1 / 51
Increase2.svg 1 Marowijne: 1 (of 3)Coalitionpart of the A-Combination alliance with BEP and Seeka
2010
3 / 51
Increase2.svg 2 Marowijne: 2 (of 3)

Sipaliwini: 1 (of 4)

Coalitionpart of the A-Combination alliance with BEP and Seeka
2015
5 / 51
24,957Increase2.svg 2 Paramaribo: 1 (of 17)

Marowijne: 2 (of 3)

Sipaliwini: 1 (of 4)

Brokopondo: 1 (of 3)

Oppositionpart of the A-Combination alliance with KTPI and PDO
2020
9 / 51
24,956Increase2.svg 4 Paramaribo: 2 (of 17)

Marowijne: 2 (of 3)

Sipaliwini: 2 (of 4)

Para: 1 (of 3)

Brokopondo: 1 (of 3)

Coalition

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References

  1. "Suriname election: Convicted murderer Dési Bouterse is replaced by ex-police chief". BBC News. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2021-06-22.