Democracy and Development through Unity

Democracy and Development in Unity Democratie en Ontwikkeling in Eenheid
Leader	Steven Alfaisi
Founded	2 December 1999
Ideology	Reformism Populism
National Assembly	0 / 51
Website
https://doesuriname.com/
Politics of Suriname Political parties Elections

Democracy and Development in Unity (Dutch: Democratie en Ontwikkeling in Eenheid) is a political party in Suriname. The party identifies as reformist, and was founded on 2 December 1999.^[1]

The party's by-laws state that its board will be composed of 50% women and it will strive for equal numbers of men and women in all positions, the only party in the country to do so.^[2]

The party had one seat in the National Assembly from 2010 to 2020, held by its then-leader Carl Breeveld. In the 2020 Surinamese general election, the party did not get any seats.^[3]

References

1. "DOE: Partij voor Democratie en Ontwikkeling in Eenheid". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
2. "Where Are The Women? A Study of Women, Politics, Parliaments and Equality in the CARICOM" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2015. p. 15. ISBN 978-9962-688-32-7. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
3. "Openbare zitting CHS: Geen verandering DNA-zetels". StarNieuws (in Dutch). 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

External links

• Official website