Bouterse and Adhin will be elected in Parliament

Parliament will soon hold a session to elect the nation’s president and vice president. Given the current state of affairs Desi Bouterse (NDP) will be reelected president for a second term. The progressive Reform Party (VHP) and the National Party Suriname  (NPS) from the opposition reportedly will not present rival candidates. Bouterse and vice president elect  Ashwin Adhin  can already count on 32 votes but they need 2 more votes. It is suspected that the 2 additional votes will be provided by either the VHP or the NPS…[+]