Dhaka, July 8 -- Suriname has elected Jennifer Geerlings-Simons as its first female president, with parliament backing the 71-year-old physician and lawmaker to lead the crisis-hit South American nation.Her election came after a coalition deal was struck in the National Assembly, which voted by a two-thirds majority on Sunday.
The move followed inconclusive May polls and mounting pressure to replace outgoing President Chandrikapersad Santokhi, whose tenure was marred by corruption scandals and harsh austerity.
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