0 5 ▁Sur in am ese ▁legisl ative ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁Sur in ame ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁gover ning ▁New ▁Front ▁for ▁Dem ocracy ▁and ▁Development ▁of ▁president ▁Ron ald ▁Ven et ia an ▁lost ▁seats , ▁remaining ▁the ▁largest ▁party ▁but ▁failing ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Sur in ame . ▁Despite ▁this ▁Ven et ia an ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁as ▁president ▁after ▁obtain ing ▁sufficient ▁support ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁for ▁president . ▁ ▁Background ▁Sur in ame ▁became ▁independent ▁from ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁a ▁coup ▁brought ▁the ▁military ▁to ▁power . ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Des i ▁B outer se ▁had ▁become ▁head ▁of ▁state ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁effective ▁control ▁of ▁Sur in ame ▁until ▁international ▁pressure ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁dem ocracy ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁election ▁saw ▁the ▁opposition ▁New ▁Front ▁for ▁Dem ocracy ▁and ▁Development ▁win ▁the ▁election ▁and ▁Ron ald ▁Ven et ia an ▁became ▁president ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁election ▁Ven et ia an ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Front ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( ND P ) ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁former ▁a ide ▁to ▁B outer se , ▁Jules ▁W ij den bos ch . ▁However ▁so aring ▁infl ation ▁meant ▁a