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 ...

PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname 's parliament Sunday elected physician Jennifer Geerlings-Simons ...

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 ...

Suriname's National Assembly elects Geerlings-Simons as first female President amid economic challenges and upcoming oil ...

PARAMARIBO, July 6 (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 ...

Dr. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, center, greets people in Paramaribo, Suriname, Sunday, July 6, 2025, after parliament appointed her as the country’s first female president.

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