Paramaribo MonitorABOP
Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelingspartij
In the Assembly
Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelingspartij has 6 members in the 2025–2030 Assembly. Membership: Thursday, 10 September 2026.
Parliamentary group leader: Dinotha Vorswijk.
The parliamentary group represents the party in DNA’s legislative work and scrutiny of government.
Background
ABOP was established in 1990 and contested the 1991 election without winning a parliamentary seat.
- Its early constituency was closely connected to the interior.
- A 2010 NOS/Wereldomroep historical profile records its participation with BEP and Seeka in the A-Combination, which won five seats and entered government in 2005.
Members
- Ronnie BrunswijkDeputy Speaker
- Stanley BettersonMember
- Genevievre JordanMember
- Ines PanéMember
- Edgar SampieMember
- Dinotha VorswijkParliamentary group leader
In the news
- Parliamentary reactions to the annual address
Reported parliamentary reactions; ABOP’s contribution is attributed to MP Edgar Sampie, not to the party as a whole
- Parliamentary leaders offered different responses to President Simons' annual address, according to Key News on 2 October.
- Rabin Parmessar welcomed the figures, while Asis Gajadien called for concrete steps on the savings and stabilisation fund.
- Other leaders stressed implementation schedules, purchasing power, interior development and protection of vulnerable groups.
- These are reported political positions, not a vote approving the proposed policies or budget.