Bourtese led Suriname during the 1980s as head of a military government and de facto leader.
FILE PHOTO: Suriname's President Desi Bouterse attends a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China November 27, 2019. He also exercises ceremonial duties such as conferring awards, receiving foreign diplomats, and granting pardons. Sat 30 Nov 2019 01.03 EST Suriname president Desi Bouterse at the presidential palace in Paramaribo in July 2019. He concludes foreign treaties and agreements, again with the assent of the Assembly. The move comes after Mr Santokhi's party won the … PARAMARIBO (Reuters) - Surinamese President Desi Bouterse, a former military ruler who has dominated the country's politics in recent decades, was seeking a … The President of the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: President van de Republiek Suriname) is, in accordance with the Constitution of 1987, the head of state and head of government of Suriname, and commander-in-chief of the Suriname National Army (SNL). "Democracy remains of paramount importance," officials said in a statement.Bouterse, 74, is currently on an official trip in China and gave no immediate comment. In this case, a simple majority is required.The president is vested with extensive functional powers.
He took office as president in 2010, following a democratic election and … A Surinamese court has convicted Bouterse of … A candidate must win at least two-thirds of the votes in the Assembly to be elected.
The new President of Suriname took the following oath in the hands of Assembly President Marinus Bee:. Suriname 's President Desi Bouterse has been been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the execution of 15 political opponents. He declares war and states of emergency with the ratification of the National Assembly. If no candidate wins two-thirds after three rounds, the vote then goes to the United People's Congress, composed of the Assembly and local government officials. The leader was expected  to return to Suriname on Saturday or Sunday, skipping a planned trip to Cuba, the vice president of his National Democratic Party (NDP) told local newspaper De Ware Tijd.© 2020 Al Jazeera Media NetworkThe decision by a panel of three judges on Friday marked the end of an historic trial that began in November 2007, although it was not immediately clear what happens next.Bouterse led the South American country through the 1980s as head of a military government, then assumed office again in 2010 and secured re-election five years later.Shortly after the court issued its decision, the government asked Suriname's more than half a million inhabitants to remain calm.The court ruled that Bouterse had overseen an operation in which soldiers under his command abducted 16 leading government critics - including lawyers, journalists and university teachers - from their homes and killed 15 of them at a colonial fortress in the capital Paramaribo in 1982.Â
The National Assembly of Suriname has elected Chan Santokhi as the South American country's new president. The president names and dismisses ministers, signs bills, and names and dismisses diplomatic staff. In a totally open atmosphere, outdoors, in the bright morning sun in the presence of the outgoing government, diplomatic representatives, other officials and the public, Santokhi was inaugurated as the tenth president of Suriname. Desi Bouterse found guilty of killing 15 political opponents in 1982, two years after he seized power in a coup. From 1980 to 1987 he was Suriname's de facto leader after conducting a military coup and establishing a period of military rule. A candidate must be a Surinamese national (resident in the country for at least six years) who is at least 30 years of age. Desiré Delano "Dési" Bouterse is a Surinamese politician who was President of Suriname from 2010 to 2020.