The Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy (Basispartij voor Vernieuwing en Democratie) is a political party in Suriname. At the last legislative elections (25 May 2005), the party was part of the People's Alliance for Progress that won 14.5% of the popular vote and five out of 51 seats in the National Assembly.
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