▁Development ▁won ▁ 2 3 ▁seats ▁a ▁drop ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁parliament , ▁while ▁the ▁opposition ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁over ▁double d ▁their ▁number ▁of ▁seats ▁to ▁ 1 5 . ▁There ▁was ▁surprise ▁at ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁A - Com bin ation ▁al liance ▁which ▁won ▁ 5 ▁seats , ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁as ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Alliance ▁for ▁Progress ▁of ▁former ▁president ▁Jules ▁W ij den bos ch . ▁Two ▁political ▁parties ▁made ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁fra ud ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁but ▁the ▁Independent ▁E lection ▁Author ity ▁did ▁not ▁find ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁just ified . ▁ ▁After math ▁Following ▁the ▁election ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁had ▁two ▁months ▁to ▁elect ▁a ▁president ▁who ▁would ▁then ▁appoint ▁a ▁government . ▁The ▁New ▁Front ▁party ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁June ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁A ▁Com bin ation ▁al liance ▁into ▁government ▁giving ▁them ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁parliament ▁but ▁still ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁two - third s ▁required ▁to ▁elect ▁a ▁president . ▁The ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁B outer se , ▁did ▁not ▁stand ▁in ▁the ▁president ial ▁election ▁after ▁reaching ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Alliance ▁for ▁Progress ▁to ▁back ▁Rab in ▁Par mess ar . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁r ounds ▁of ▁the ▁president ial ▁election ▁ 2 7 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Front ▁candidate , ▁inc umb ent ▁president ▁Ron ald ▁Ven et ia an , ▁while ▁ 2