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Geerlings-Simons Set to Be Suriname's First Woman President
- Jennifer Geerlings-Simons is set to become Suriname's first woman president after her rivals chose not to nominate another candidate on Thursday.
- Geerlings-Simons' party, the National Democratic Party, won 18 of the 51 seats in Congress during May's elections.
- Outgoing President Chan Santokhi's party decided against opposing Geerlings-Simons' election and had aimed for a coalition, which totalled 34 seats confirmed by Parliament Speaker Ashin Adhin.
- The National Democratic Party has a coalition supporting it, with a total of 34 seats.
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Members of parliament had until 5pm Dutch time to nominate candidates. That did not happen.
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Geerlings-Simons set to be Suriname's first woman president
Opposition leader Jennifer Geerlings-Simons is set to become Suriname's first woman president after her rivals decided Thursday against nominating their own candidate to lead the small South American country.
Opposite Jennifer Geerlings-Simons is now alone in the run to become Suriname's president and thus become the first woman to lead this small South American country, after the part...
Opponent Jennifer Geerlings-Simons is now alone in the run to take the presidency of Suriname and thus become the first woman to lead the small South American country, after the renunciation...
Simons' reputation took a hit in 2012 when she shepherded the controversial amnesty extension through the Surinamese parliament. As a result, Bouterse could initially not be prosecuted for the December murders of 1982.
The Electoral and Citizen Participation Institute of the State of Jalisco determined that only women will be nominated to govern in Tonalá, in the next elections
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