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

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

Suriname will have a female president for the first time. The country's parliament, which chooses the president, elected Dr.

Simons, a 71-year-old physician and congresswoman, has been elected as Suriname's first female president by the country's ...

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons has been elected as Suriname’s first woman President on Sunday, after her parties' victory in the ...

Lawmakers elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as Suriname's first woman president on Sunday, after her party won the most seats in legislative elections in May. The 71-year-old former opposition ...

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

Suriname's President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, center, greets people in Paramaribo, Suriname, Sunday, July 6, 2025. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons becomes Suriname's first woman president.

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

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 opposition leader Jennifer Geerlings-Simons of the National Democratic Party (NDP) celebrates with supporters as she proclaims herself the winner of the presidency as counting continues ...