Suriname’s parliament elects the country’s first female president amid economic turmoil

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname ‘s parliament Sunday elected physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the troubled country’s first female president. The South American country’s National Assembly chooses the president by a two-thirds vote. Geerlings- …

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons elected Suriname’s First Female President

Suriname’s parliament on Sunday made history by electing physician and longtime congresswoman Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the country’s first female president. Geerlings-Simons, who ran unopposed, was elected by a two-thirds majority in the National …

Suriname parliament elects first female president

Paramaribo, Suriname Reuters  —  Suriname’s parliament backed Jennifer Simons as the South American country’s first woman president on Sunday, setting the doctor and former parliamentary speaker on course to helm a nation on the cusp of a predicted oil …

Suriname elects first woman head of state

CMC -Jennifer Geerlings-Simons  Sunday became the first woman to be elected President of Suriname. Lawmakers  supported the doctor and former parliamentary speaker more than a month after voters in this Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country …

Simons is elected as the first female president of Suriname by the Suriname Parliament

Suriname's Parliament backed Jennifer Simons, the country's first female president, on Sunday. This comes six weeks after both the former ruling party's and the top opposition's legislative seats were nearly equalled. The National …

World News | Suriname's Parliament Elects Country's First Female President Amid Economic Turmoil

Paramaribo (Suriname), Jul 6 (AP) Suriname's parliament on Sunday elected physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the troubled country's first female president. The South American country's National Assembly chooses the president by a two-thirds …

World AFP Jennifer Geerlings-Simons becomes Suriname's first woman president

Lawmakers elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as Suriname's first woman president on Sunday, after her party won the most seats in legislative elections in May. The 71-year-old former opposition leader was left the sole candidate for president after her …

Suriname parliament elects Simons as first female president

PARAMARIBO (Reuters) -Suriname’s parliament backed Jennifer Simons as the South American country’s first woman president on Sunday, six weeks after the former ruling party and its top opposition nearly tied in the race for legislative seats. Simons’ …

SURINAME-POLITICS-Suriname elects first woman head of state

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, shown here at a rally in Paramaribo in May, is Suriname's first woman president