title: 2000 Surinamese general election
text: # 2000 Surinamese general election
  
  General elections were held in Suriname on 25 May 2000. The result was a victory for the New Front for Democracy and Development, which won 33 of the 51 seats. Voter turnout was 72%.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | New Front for Democracy and Development | 86,803 | 47.49 | 33 | +14 |
  | | Millennium Combination (DA–KTPI–NDP) | 27,481 | 15.04 | 10 | –11 |
  | | Democratic National Platform 2000 | 18,154 | 9.93 | 3 | New |
  | | Democratic Alternative '91 | 11,183 | 6.12 | 2 | –2 |
  | | Political Wing of the FAL | 8,173 | 4.47 | 2 | +1 |
  | | Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy | 5,865 | 3.21 | 0 | New |
  | | Democracy and Development through Unity | 4,561 | 2.50 | 0 | New |
  | | Renewed Progressive Party | 4,510 | 2.47 | 0 | – |
  | | New Choice | 4,361 | 2.39 | 0 | New |
  | | General Liberation and Development Party | 3,160 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 |
  | | Democrats of the 21st Century | 2,323 | 1.27 | 0 | New |
  | | National Party for Leadership and Development | 1,893 | 1.04 | 0 | New |
  | | Pendawa Lima | 1,432 | 0.78 | 0 | –4 |
  | | Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union | 1,290 | 0.71 | 1 | New |
  | | National Reformation Party | 790 | 0.43 | 0 | New |
  | | Amazon Party of Suriname | 608 | 0.33 | 0 | New |
  | | Progressive Surinamese People's Party | 186 | 0.10 | 0 | – |
  | Total | Total | 182,773 | 100.00 | 51 | 0 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 182,773 | 95.77 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 8,068 | 4.23 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 190,841 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 264,942 | 72.03 | | |
  | Source: Nohlen ||||||
  