another setting. This year the president will not give the annual speech in parliament but in Congreshal today. After she has addressed the nation, the draft national budget for 2027 will be presented to the chairman of parliament, Ashwin Adhin. Given the fact that the president’s annual speech is given at a special public session of parliament, the parliament is organizing the event in association with the divisions in charge of security, facilities and protocol. Simons who is Suriname’s first ever female president will discuss her administration’s policy plans for 2027. The president’s annual speech also signals the start of the new parliamentary year. Traffic will temporarily be redirected in the vicinity of Congreshal as a security measures so drivers are being urged to take this into account and to follow the instructions of the police to the letter.