Suriname has elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as its first female president, with parliament backing the 71-year-old ...

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

Her election comes six weeks after a tightly contested parliamentary election held on May 25. Simons’ opposition party, the National Democratic Party (NDP), secured 18 seats, narrowly surpassing the ...

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons to lead the impoverished Latin American country through crisis before oil wealth arrives.

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Suriname’s parliament backed Jennifer Simons as the South American country’s first woman president on Sunday, setting the ...

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons becomes Suriname's first female president after being elected by parliament. Her presidency marks a new era as the country anticipates oil-driven wealth but grapples with ...

PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Suriname ‘s parliament Sunday elected physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as the troubled country’s ...

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

Whichever way her tenure plays out, the fact that Jennifer Geerlings-Simons has made it to Suriname’s presidential palace will linger. From little girls in Paramaribo imagining what's possible for ...

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, who promised a more socially inclusive strategy, secured the top job after her National Democratic Party sealed a coalition agreement with five other parties. Together ...