▁conv icted ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁for ▁drug ▁sm ugg ling ▁and ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁people ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁military ▁r uler ▁of ▁Sur in ame . ▁B outer se , ▁however ▁denied ▁the ▁charges ▁and ▁accused ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁inter fer ing ▁in ▁the ▁election . ▁B outer se ▁was ▁popular ▁among ▁many ▁poor er ▁and ▁young ▁vot ers ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁benef ited ▁from ▁the ▁economic ▁changes ▁made ▁by ▁Ron ald ▁Ven et ia an ' s ▁government . ▁His ▁campaign ▁s log an ▁was ▁" Des ▁for ▁Pres ". ▁ ▁Two ▁parties ▁of ▁international ▁election ▁mon itors ▁from ▁the ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁American ▁States ▁( O AS ) ▁and ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Community ▁( C AR IC OM ) ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁observe ▁the ▁election . ▁The ▁obser vers ▁from ▁C AR IC OM ▁con gr at ulated ▁Sur in ame ▁on ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁the ▁election ▁and ▁described ▁the ▁behaviour ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Sur in ame ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁for ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁The ▁O AS ▁obser vers ▁also ▁described ▁the ▁election ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁peace ful ▁and ▁having ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁friendly ▁atmosphere . ▁ ▁Results ▁No ▁party ▁or ▁al liance ▁won ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁and ▁none ▁came ▁close ▁to ▁getting ▁the ▁two - third s ▁of ▁seats ▁required ▁to ▁elect ▁a ▁new ▁president . ▁The ▁New ▁Front ▁for ▁Dem ocracy ▁and