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Suriname
Suriname
Data points :
Nationale Assemblee (National Assembly)
The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline
Women in parliament
31.37%
of MPs are women
Youth in parliament
44.00%
of MPs are under 45
MPs' human rights
0
cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Population 0.63 million people
- Number of MPs 51 MPs
- Legislature Unicameral
- Last election May 2025
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
- Website www.dna.sr
- More data from Parline
This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
Innovation stories
When the National Assembly of Suriname needed a new solution for sharing documents and internal communication, it turned to the cloud. Using IBM’s Connection Cloud, they have replaced traditional IT systems with a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution. The National Assembly now uses a single platform for communication, sharing and planning of parliamentary work, which includes mobile access and
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