▁new ▁election ▁was ▁called ▁one ▁year ▁early ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁New ▁Front ▁won ▁a ▁big ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁election ▁winning ▁ 3 3 ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 1 ▁seats , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 7 ▁for ▁the ▁N DP , ▁and ▁ 5 ▁for ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Alliance ▁for ▁Progress ▁of ▁Jules ▁W ij den bos ch ▁who ▁had ▁broken ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁N DP . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Ven et ia an ▁became ▁president ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time . ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁ 3 8 3 ▁candidates ▁spread ▁over ▁ten ▁parties ▁and ▁al li ances ▁cont ested ▁the ▁election , ▁with ▁opinion ▁pol ls ▁and ▁political ▁anal yst s ▁in ▁the ▁run ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁election ▁showing ▁that ▁approximately ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁vot ers ▁were ▁uns ure ▁of ▁whom ▁to ▁vote ▁for . ▁The ▁gover ning ▁New ▁Front ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁lose ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁despite ▁inc umb ent ▁Ron ald ▁Ven et ia an ▁being ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁candidate ▁for ▁president . ▁The ▁New ▁Front ▁campaign ed ▁on ▁their ▁economic ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁previous ▁five ▁years ▁in ▁power . ▁ ▁Both ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁the ▁former ▁colonial ▁r uler ▁of ▁Sur in ame , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁said ▁that ▁relations ▁with ▁Sur in ame ▁would ▁suffer ▁if ▁the ▁main ▁opposition ▁party , ▁the ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁led ▁by ▁Des i ▁B outer se ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁power . ▁B outer se ▁had ▁been