Suriname's parliament has elected its first female president, voting doctor and former parliamentary speaker Jennifer Simons ...

PARAMARIBO, July 6 (Reuters) - Suriname's parliament backed Jennifer Simons as the South American country's first woman ...

Lawmakers elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as Suriname's first woman president on Sunday, after her party won the most seats ...

Simons, who leads the party founded by ex-president Bouterse, is set to helm the South American country on the cusp of a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lawmakers elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as Suriname's first woman President on July 6, 2025, after her party won the most seats in legislative elections in May. Photo / Juan Barreto, AFP ...

Paramaribo (Suriname) (AFP) – 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.