SURINAME – “You must tell your mother to vote for me,” the chairman of the Algemene Bevrijdings en Ontwikkelings Partij (ABOP), Ronny Brunswijk, told youths as he gave them lots of money during a meeting that was held at Beekhuizen on Sunday night. Some of the kids were younger than 10. Brunswijk reportedly handed out thousands of U.S. dollars that night. “People say that I throw money around but that is my system,” said Brunswijk in response to criticism from fellow politicians who are not happy about this unorthodox manner of trying to attract voters…[+]