51 new legislators admitted to Parliament

Despite some objections all 51 elected representatives of the people on Tuesday were admitted to Parliament for the 2015-2020 term. The acting chairman of Parliament, Ronald Hooghard, administered the oath to 50 members. Paul Somohardjo was sworn in a second time. Some of the MPs opted for a oath while others opted for a promise in the presence of a clergyman.  Andre Misikaba and Dinotha Vorswijk  were ‘assisted’ by two ministers. The clerk read aloud the wording of the oath after which the members either took an oath or made a solemn promise to the acting chairman of Parliament. The legislators appeared in alphabetical order…[+]