The Private Sector Commission (PSC) released the findings from its Election Observer team today, and said it found no evidence of abuse of state resources by the incumbency or undue influence during the 2025 Elections.

The PSC said it found that the elections were conducted in a peaceful, credible and transparent manner.

Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Captain Gerry Gouveia Jr presented the Commission’s Report on Guyana’s General and Regional Elections 2025 to the press today at the PSC Waterloo Office, one day after it was handed over the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh.

The European Union Elections Observation Mission, in its report, expressed concerns about undue influence and abuse of state resources by the incumbency, but Captain Gouveia said while he respects the EU, the PSC’s findings were starkly differently.

“Claims circulating in the public domain concerning the voter list, ballot secrecy, and undue influence were largely political rhetoric; PSC observation found no evidence to support them. The fact that the leader of a contesting party, We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), contested the elections under U.S. sanctions, which were imposed long before his involvement in politics and were grounded in investigations spanning multiple U.S. and Guyanese administrations, in the view of the PSC, had no particular bearing on the democratic rights of the individual concerned,” the PSC Chairman said.

He said the PSC found that the elections were credible, and were conducted in a peaceful manner.

“The PSC concludes that the September 1, 2025 elections were conducted in a peaceful, credible, and transparent manner. The final results as declared by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) reflect the will of the Guyanese electorate. Election Day proceeded smoothly, with polling stations opening on time, GECOM staff demonstrating high competence and impartiality, and strong representation from party agents, PPP/C, APNU, and WIN—ensuring robust multiparty oversight,” Captain Gouveia Jr reported.

He said the tabulation and recount processes were found to be transparent and professionally executed. However, the PSC submitted that there are areas for improvement, including the standardization of voting booth layouts, physical accessibility at polling places, and refinements to GECOM’s public communications.

The findings of the Commission are based on the extensive observatory work done in the lead up, during and even after the Elections, he said. The PSC, according to him, undertook one of the most extensive and professional domestic election observation efforts in its history. One hundred and fifty (150) trained observers were deployed across Regions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10 with the PSC operating a fully staffed Observer Coordination Centre from August 29 to September 4.

He said with support from PSC member businesses and Business Support Organizations across the country, the mission constituted the largest and most comprehensive private sector-led observer deployment ever undertaken in Guyana.

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