Democracy and Development through Unity

{{short description|Political party in Suriname}}

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| country = Suriname

| colorcode = {{party color|Democracy and Development through Unity}}

| name = Democracy and Development in Unity

| native_name = Democratie en Ontwikkeling in Eenheid

| logo = File:Democratie en Ontwikkeling in Eenheid.svg

| leader = Steven Alfaisi

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| foundation = 2 December 1999

| ideology = Reformism
Populism

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| website = https://doesuriname.com/

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| seats1_title = National Assembly

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Democracy and Development in Unity ({{langx|nl|Democratie en Ontwikkeling in Eenheid}}) is a political party in Suriname. The party identifies as reformist, and was founded on 2 December 1999.{{cite news|url=https://www.gfcnieuws.com/doe-partij-voor-democratie-en-ontwikkeling-in-eenheid/|title=DOE: Partij voor Democratie en Ontwikkeling in Eenheid|website=GFC Nieuws|access-date=29 June 2020|language=nl}}

The party's by-laws state that its board will be composed of 50% women and it will strive for equal numbers of men and women in all positions, the only party in the country to do so.{{cite web |title=Where Are The Women? A Study of Women, Politics, Parliaments and Equality in the CARICOM |url=https://www.undp.org/content/dam/suriname/docs/Governance/Documents/Where%20Are%20The%20Women%20Suriname.pdf |publisher=United Nations Development Programme |accessdate=28 May 2020 |page=15 |date=2015|isbn=978-9962-688-32-7}}

The party had one seat in the National Assembly from 2010 to 2020, held by its then-leader Carl Breeveld. In the 2020 Surinamese general election, the party did not get any seats.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=16 June 2020|title=Openbare zitting CHS: Geen verandering DNA-zetels|url=https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/59172|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617135222/https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/59172 |archive-date=2020-06-17 |access-date=29 June 2020|website=StarNieuws|language=nl}}