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

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

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

Suriname has elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as its first female president, with parliament backing the 71-year-old ...

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

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

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

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. (AP Photo/Bentik Paulus ...

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 ...