“President Bouterse must acknowledge his defeat and start talks on the transfer to a new government,” Santokhi said. The opposition leader said if no action was taken soon, he could call on the people of Suriname to converge on the sports hall where ballots were being counted. In one incident, Bouterse’s grandson, Walter Bouterse, purportedly tried to change election documents at the Anthony Nesty Sports Hall, where ballot are stored, and was expelled, the opposition said. The younger Bouterse denied he was there, and the president said he had been with his grandson the past two days. Nerkust said he stored the documents to ensure their security and contended the opposition had fallen victim to fake news.

Source: Daily Sun May 29, 2020 00:33 UTC