July 7 (UPI) --Suriname's parliament has elected its first female president, voting doctor and former parliamentary speaker Jennifer Simons to lead the South American country. Thirty-four of 50 ...

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) ...

Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, shown here at a rally in Paramaribo in May, is Suriname's first woman president - Copyright AFP ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS Jennifer ...

BEIJING, July 13 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Suriname's President-elect Jennifer Simons, Chinese state media Xinhua reported on Sunday. Xi said he ...

PARAMARIBO (Reuters) -Suriname's parliament backed Jennifer Simons as the South American country's first woman president on Sunday, setting the doctor and former parliamentary speaker on course to ...

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 leader ...

Suriname’s parliament backed Jennifer Simons as the South American country’s first woman president on Sunday, setting the doctor and former parliamentary speaker on course to helm a nation on the cusp ...

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.