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Election Deadlock Puts Suriname's Oil Bonanza in Play

Election Deadlock Puts Suriname's Oil Bonanza in Play

Bloomberg26-05-2025
Suriname's political future hangs in the balance after the two main parties were virtually tied in Sunday's election, triggering intense coalition talks to determine who will get to manage the upcoming oil bonanza.
Final results show the opposition National Democratic Party (NDP) clinching 18 seats, narrowly edging out the ruling Progressive Reform Party (VHP), which secured 17, according to the official count.
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