Brotherhood and Unity in Politics
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History
It was originally founded as the Bush Negro Unity Party (Template:Langx) to represent the Maroon community in interior areas of the country[2] and was renamed in 1987.[3] It turned its focus away from the promotion of a specific ethnicity's interests, although it still enjoys popularity among the Maroon community.[4]
The party did not participate in the elections of 1987, because the Surinamese Interior War made it difficult to access their members in the interior.[1]
At the 2005 legislative election, the party was part of the "A-Combination",[1] an alliance that won 7.5% of the popular vote and five out of 51 seats in the National Assembly.[5]
In 2012, there was an internal struggle within the party. The party was part of the A-Combination, a union of all Maroon parties, but wanted to leave the alliance, however deputies Diana Pokie and Waldie Adjaiso opposed the suggestion causing a split within the party. In April 2012, BEP refused to support the Amnesty Law which would grant the suspects in the December Murders, including Dési Bouterse, immunity.[6] In May 2012, the two ministers of the BEP were dismissed by Bouterse.[7] Caprino Alendy who had been the chairperson since 1987 stepped down to be replaced by Template:Ill.[8]
In 2018, Template:Ill was elected as the Chairperson of the party.[9] In the 2020 elections, the BEP won 2 seats.[10] It contested in only 6 of the districts, and did not run in Nickerie, Commewijne, Coronie and Saramacca. The BEP is not part of the 2020 coalition.[11]
Electoral results
| Election | Seats won | +/– | Votes | Districts won | Government | Alliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Template:Composition bar | 3,198 | Opposition | none | ||
| 1987 | Did not contest | |||||
| 1991 | Template:Composition bar | Opposition | Democratic Alternative '91 | |||
| 1996 | Template:Composition bar | Opposition | ||||
| 2000 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 1 | Brokopondo: 1 (of 3) | Opposition | ||
| 2005 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 3 | Paramaribo: 1 (of 17)
Brokopondo: 1 (of 3) Marowijne: 1 (of 3) Sipaliwini: 1 (of 4) |
Coalition | A-Combination | |
| 2010 | Template:Composition bar | Steady 0 | Brokopondo: 2 (of 3)
Sipaliwini: 2 (of 4) |
Coalition | ||
| 2015 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 2 | 4,618 | Paramaribo: 1 (of 17)
Sipaliwini: 1 (of 4) |
Opposition | V7 |
| 2020 | Template:Composition bar | Steady 0 | 6,835 | Sipaliwini: 1 (of 4)
Brokopondo: 1 (of 3) |
Opposition | none |
References
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External links
- Official Facebook page (in Dutch)