Progressive National Party (Suriname)

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Progressive National Party
Progressieve Nationale Partij
Founder Just Rens
Founded24 January 1967
Dissolved1973
Split from National Party of Suriname
Ideology Social democracy

The Progressive National Party (Dutch : Progressieve Nationale Partij, PNP) was a political party in Suriname.

The party was founded in January 1967 by Just Rens, a former member of the parliament and Minister of Construction on behalf of the National Party of Suriname, who was fired after a conflict with the party. [1] [2] [3]

In the 1967 Surinamese general election, PNP won three seats in the parliament. [4] Besides Rens, Jules Sedney and Aksel Quintus Bosz were elected. [5] Two and a half years later, the party participated in the early elections as part of the PNP bloc. In addition to the PNP, this partnership consisted of KTPI, PSV and PBP. [6] The PNP bloc won eight seats. [7] PNP formed a coalition with the VHP bloc, in which PNP member Jules Sedney became prime minister. [8]

The 1973 elections were mainly between the National Party Combination (NPK; consisting of NPS, PNR, PSV and KTPI) and the VHP bloc. With almost 3.2% of the votes, the PNP did not win a seat. Of the 39 seats, 22 went to the NPK and the remaining 17 went to the VHP bloc. [9] Afterwards, the PNP would not return to parliament.

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References

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  2. ↑ "PENGEL vormt regering in Suriname". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). delpher.nl. 1963-04-29. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  3. ↑ "Minister Rens de laan uit". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). delpher.nl. 1967-01-05. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  4. ↑ "NA PUBLIKATIE VAN MANIFEST J. Rens met eigen partij in Surinaamse verkiezingen". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). delpher.nl. 1967-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  5. ↑ "Regeringspartijen in Suriname vaster in het zadel". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). delpher.nl. 1967-03-18. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  6. ↑ "Kandidatenlijst PNP blok". Vrije Stem (in Dutch). delpher.nl. 1969-09-30. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  7. ↑ "Officiële uitslag verkiezingen in Suriname". Algemeen Handelsblad (in Dutch). delpher.nl. 1969-11-03. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  8. ↑ "Kabinet met 13 ministers gevormd in Suriname". Het Parool (in Dutch). delpher.nl. 1969-11-17. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  9. ↑ "NPK 22, VHP 17 zetels NPK en VHP verdeelden de buit Kleine partijen uitgeschakeld". Vrije Stem (in Dutch). delpher.nl. 1973-11-20. Retrieved 2021-01-08.


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