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

Simons, who leads the party founded by ex-president Bouterse, is set to helm the South American country on the cusp of a ...

The 71-year-old emerged unopposed after rivals declined to nominate a candidate to lead the small South American nation.

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