Politics

Suriname set for fresh start as opposition ousts long-term leader

Bouterse concedes as coalition chalks up big victories in new oil province's elections

Change: former police commissioner Chan Santokhi, of Suriname's Progressive Reform Party, looks set to lead the country after his coalition beat President Desi Bouterse's incumbent party
Change: former police commissioner Chan Santokhi, of Suriname's Progressive Reform Party, looks set to lead the country after his coalition beat President Desi Bouterse's incumbent partyPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX
  • Gareth Chetwynd
London
Published 23 June 2020, 16:20Updated 26 June 2020, 07:52
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