Term length Five years, renewable Formation 26 January 1988 | Inaugural holder Henck Arron Website [1] | |
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Vice President of Suriname (Dutch: Vicepresident van de Republiek Suriname) is the second highest political position in Suriname, after the President. The President and the Vice President are elected by the National Assembly for five years.
The position of Vice President was created in the Constitution of 1987, when the position of Prime Minister of Suriname was abolished. The Vice President is charged with the day-to-day management of the Council of Ministers and is as such responsible to the President.
Ashwin Adhin has been the incumbent Vice President of Suriname since August 12, 2015.
Powers and duties
The powers of the President are exercised by the Vice-President:
1. In case the President is declared unfit to exercise his powers; 2. In case the President has laid down the exercise of his powers temporarily; 3. As long as there is no President or if he is absent; 4. If, in the case described in article 140, prosecution against the President has been initiated.References
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