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Progressive Reform Party

*Vooruitstrevende Hervormings Partij* (Dutch)
वूरुइत्स्त्रेवेन्दे हेर्वोर्मिङ्स पर्तिज (Sarnami Hindustani)
Progressive Reform Party Vooruitstrevende Hervormings Partij (Dutch); वूरुइत्स्त्रेवेन्दे हेर्वोर्मिङ्स पर्तिज (Sarnami Hindustani)
Abbreviation	VHP
Chairman	Chan Santokhi
Founded	January 1949
Merger of	Muslim Party; Hindostaans-Javaanse Political Party; Surinamese Hindu Party; ;
Ideology	Social democracy; Third Way; Civic nationalism ; Progressivism[citation needed]; Historical:; Indo-Surinamese civil rights; Javanese Surinamese civil rights; Minority religious rights
Political position	Centre to centre-left
Seats in the National Assembly	20 / 51
Website
	vhp.sr
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The Progressive Reform Party (Dutch: Vooruitstrevende Hervormings Partij, VHP; Sarnami Hindustani: वूरुइत्स्त्रेवेन्दे हेर्वोर्मिङ्स पर्तिज or प्रगतिशील सुधार दल, Pragatisheel Sudhaar Dal),^[a] is a political party in Suriname. It was originally founded in January 1949 as a merger of three parties to represent the Indo-Surinamese community. The party occupies a position straddling the political centre^{[citation needed]} and centre-left^{[citation needed]}, advocating for a combination of social-democratic^{[citation needed]} and social-liberal^{[citation needed]} policies under the Third Way^{[citation needed]} philosophy. During the party's history it frequently allied itself with the National Party of Suriname (NPS) that historically represented the Afro-Surinamese community.

Chan Santokhi is the chairman of the party since 3 July 2011. The VHP is a multi-ethnic party and is primarily supported by Indo-Surinamese. Previous chairman Ram Sardjoe holds the title of honorary chairman. After the 2020 parliamentary elections, the Progressive Reform Party is the biggest political party in Suriname. Chan Santokhi became the new President of Suriname.^[1]

The party has been part of seven government coalitions, in the periods of: 1958–1963 (five years), 1963–1967 (four years), 1969–1973 (four years), 1987–1991 (four years), 1991–1996 (five years), 2000–2005 (five years) and 2005–2010 (five years); a total of 32 years. In 2020, the party formed a coalition government with the General Liberation and Development Party led by Ronnie Brunswijk, the new Vice President of Suriname.^[2]

Representation

1949

1951

1955

J. Lachmon
H.S. Radakushun
H.F. Sewberath Misser
J.S. Mungra
K. Kanhai
R.D. Oedayrajsing Varma

1958

J. Lachmon
H. Mungra
H.S. Radakushun
M. Ramdjan

1963

J.H. Adhin
J. Lachmon
B. Laigsingh
L. Mungra
R.M. Nannan Panday
D. Sathoe
H. Shriemisier

Electoral results

Election	No. of overall seats won	Votes	+/–	Rank		Government
1949	6 / 21		6	2nd		Opposition
1951	6 / 21		0	2nd		Opposition
1955	6 / 21		0	2nd		Opposition
1958	4 / 21		2	2nd		Coalition
1963	8 / 36		4	2nd		Coalition
1967	11 / 39		3	2nd		Opposition
1969	19 / 39		6	1st		Coalition
1973	16 / 39		1	2nd		Opposition
1977	13 / 39		3	2nd		Opposition
1987	14 / 51		1	2nd		Coalition
1991	8 / 51		5	2nd		Coalition
1996	9 / 51 4 / 51 (*after BVD defection)		1 5	3rd		Opposition
2000	8 / 51		1	2nd		Coalition
2005	7 / 51		1	2nd		Coalition
2010	8 / 51		1	2nd	Paramaribo: 2 (of 17) Wanica: 3 (of 7) Nickerie: 1 (of 5) Commewijne: 1 (of 4) Saramacca: 1 (of 3)	Opposition
2015	9 / 51	55,276	1	2nd	Paramaribo: 2 (of 17) 0 Wanica: 3 (of 7) 0 Nickerie: 2 (of 5) 1 Commewijne: 1 (of 4) 0 Saramacca: 1 (of 3) 0	Opposition
2020	20 / 51	108,378	11	1st	Paramaribo: 7 (of 17) 5 Wanica: 5 (of 7) 2 Nickerie: 4 (of 5) 2 Commewijne: 2 (of 4) 1 Saramacca: 2 (of 3) 1	Coalition

Chairmen

The party has had four chairmen since its founding:^[3]

16 January 1949 – 18 October 2001: Jagernath Lachmon^[4]
19 October 2001 – 23 December 2001: Jnan Adhin [nl]
23 December 2001 – 3 July 2011: Ramdien Sardjoe
3 July 2011 – present: Chan Santokhi

Notes

^ formerly known as the United Hindustani Party (Dutch: Verenigde Hindoestaanse Partij; Sarnami Hindustani: संयुक्त हिंदुस्तानी पार्टी, Samyukt Hindustani Party; 1949–August 1966) and the Vatan Hitkari Party (English: Party for the Promotion of National Welfare; Dutch: Partij ter Bevordering van het Nationale Welzijn, Sarnami Hindustani: वतन हितकारी पार्टी, Vatan Hitkari Party; August 1966 – 1973)

References

^ "Suriname election: Convicted murderer Dési Bouterse is replaced by ex-police chief". BBC News. 14 July 2020.
^ "Suriname election: Convicted murderer Dési Bouterse is replaced by ex-police chief". BBC News. 14 July 2020.
^ "Voorzitters van de VHP" (PDF). Ramdien Sardjoe. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
^ "Familie Lachmon plaatst bloemstuk bij standbeeld". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 June 2020.

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[1] rmerly known as the United Hindustani Party (Dutch: Verenigde Hindoestaanse Partij; Sarnami Hindustani: संयुक्त हिंदुस्तानी पार्टी, Samyukt Hindustani Party; 1949–August 1966) and the Vatan Hitkari Party (English: Party for the Promotion of National Welfare; Dutch: Partij ter Bevordering van het Nationale Welzijn, Sarnami Hindustani: वतन हितकारी पार्टी, Vatan Hitkari Party; August 1966 – 1973)

[2] "Suriname election: Convicted murderer Dési Bouterse is replaced by ex-police chief". BBC News. 14 July 2020.

[3] "Suriname election: Convicted murderer Dési Bouterse is replaced by ex-police chief". BBC News. 14 July 2020.

[4] "Voorzitters van de VHP" (PDF). Ramdien Sardjoe. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

[bloem-5] "Familie Lachmon plaatst bloemstuk bij standbeeld". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 June 2020.

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-The '''Progressive Reform Party''' ({{lang-nl|Vooruitstrevende Hervormings Partij}}, '''VHP'''; [[Caribbean Hindustani#Sarnami Hindustani|Sarnami Hindustani]]: वूरुइत्स्त्रेवेन्दे हेर्वोर्मिङ्स पर्तिज or प्रगतिशील सुधार दल, ''Pragatisheel Sudhaar Dal''), formerly known as the '''United Hindustani Party''' ({{lang-nl|Verenigde Hindoestaanse Partij}}; [[Caribbean Hindustani#Sarnami Hindustani|Sarnami Hindustani]]: संयुक्त हिंदुस्तानी पार्टी, ''Samyukt Hindustani Party''; 1949–August 1966) and the '''Vatan Hitkari Party''' ([[English language|English]]: ''Party for the Promotion of National Welfare''; {{Lang-nl|Partij ter Bevordering van het Nationale Welzijn}}, [[Caribbean Hindustani#Sarnami Hindustani|Sarnami Hindustani]]: वतन हितकारी पार्टी, ''Vatan Hitkari Party''; August 1966 – 1973), is a [[political party]] in [[Suriname]]. It was originally founded in January 1949 as a merger of three parties to represent the [[Indo-Surinamese]] community. The party occupies a position straddling the political [[Centrism|centre]] and [[centre-left]], advocating for a combination of [[social-democratic]] and [[Social liberalism|social-liberal]] policies under the [[Third Way]] philosophy. During the party's history it frequently allied itself with the [[National Party of Suriname]] (NPS) that historically represented the [[Afro-Surinamese people|Afro-Surinamese]] community.
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 [[Chan Santokhi]] is the chairman of the party since 3 July 2011. The VHP is a multi-ethnic party and is primarily supported by Indo-Surinamese. Previous chairman [[Ram Sardjoe]] holds the title of honorary chairman.
 After the [[2020 Surinamese general election|2020 parliamentary elections]], the Progressive Reform Party is the biggest political party in Suriname. Chan Santokhi became the new [[President of Suriname]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53394785|title = Suriname election: Convicted murderer Dési Bouterse is replaced by ex-police chief|work = BBC News|date = 14 July 2020}}</ref>
-The party has been part of seven government coalitions, in the periods of: 1958–1963 (5 years), 1963–1967 (4 years), 1969–1973 (4 years), 1987–1991 (4 years), 1991–1996 (5 years), 2000–2005 (5 years) and 2005–2010 (5 years); a total of 32 years. In 2020, the party formed a coalition government with the [[General Liberation and Development Party]] led by [[Ronnie Brunswijk]], the new Vice President of Suriname.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53394785|title = Suriname election: Convicted murderer Dési Bouterse is replaced by ex-police chief|work = BBC News|date = 14 July 2020}}</ref>
+The party has been part of seven government coalitions, in the periods of: 1958–1963 (five years), 1963–1967 (four years), 1969–1973 (four years), 1987–1991 (four years), 1991–1996 (five years), 2000–2005 (five years) and 2005–2010 (five years); a total of 32 years. In 2020, the party formed a coalition government with the [[General Liberation and Development Party]] led by [[Ronnie Brunswijk]], the new Vice President of Suriname.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53394785|title = Suriname election: Convicted murderer Dési Bouterse is replaced by ex-police chief|work = BBC News|date = 14 July 2020}}</ref>
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 *23 December 2001 – 3 July 2011: [[Ramdien Sardjoe]]
 *3 July 2011 – present: [[Chan Santokhi]]
+==Notes==
+{{notes}}
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Hindu organisations based in Suriname]]
 [[Category:Ethnic political parties]]
-[[Category:Hindu political parties]]
+[[Category:Hindu nationalist political parties]]
 [[Category:Social democratic parties in South America]]
 [[Category:Political parties established in 1949]]
 [[Category:1949 establishments in South America]]
+[[Category:Political parties of minorities in Suriname]]

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