PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Oct 2, CMC -President Chandrikapersad Santokhi says elections in the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country will be held on Sunday, May 25, next year.
“Ahead of us lies an important year, in which we prepare for the general, free and secret elections. The elections will be held on Sunday, May 25, 2025. This will be a historic moment for Suriname, in which you, the people, will go to the polls under a renewed and fairer electoral system,” Santokhi said during his two-hour address to the National Assembly late Tesday, in which he outlined the policies to be pursued by his coalition government in the coming months.
Santokhi told legislators that the organization of the elections is a national responsibility and that “preparations for this have already been started”.
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