General Liberation and Development Party
The General Liberation and Development Party (Dutch: Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelingspartij, ABOP) is a political party in Suriname, founded and chaired by ex-rebel leader Ronnie Brunswijk in 1990 after several members of the BEP were expelled. The former Vice President of Suriname, Robert Ameerali, is a member of the ABOP.
General Liberation and Development Party Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelingspartij | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Ronnie Brunswijk |
| Founded | 11 February 1990 |
| Split from | BEP |
| Ideology | Maroon interests |
| National Assembly | 8 / 51
|
| Website | |
| http://abop.sr/ | |
As a consequence of having originally split from the BEP, ABOP is similarly more popular among the country's Maroon community, especially in interior areas of the country.
Electoral results
| Election | No. of
overall seats won |
+/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 / 51 |
 |
in coalition |
| 2010 | 3 / 51 |
 |
in coalition |
| 2015 | 5 / 51 |
|
in opposition |
| 2020 | 8 / 51 |
|
in coalition |
gollark: https://dragcave.net/lineage/yr6nABalloons: really cute.
gollark: Some very alty thing?
gollark: I think I need about a gazillion more reds.
gollark: GWs are probably sliiiiiightly less common.
gollark: Probably.
External links
- ABOP: Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelings Partij NOS, 26 March 2010 (in Dutch)
- Official website
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