Elections

Carter Center renews calls for electoral reforms to increase voters’ trust in election process

The Carter Center today said reforms are needed to create a more leveled playing field in Guyana’s elections and to increase voters’ trust in the electoral process. In delivering The Carter Center’s preliminary report today, the Center’s Chairman, Jason Carter, said while Guyana remains a “vibrant democracy” and conducted its Elections in a peaceful and […]

PPP secures re-election as all Electoral Districts make Declarations

Returning Officers from across the country have made their official declarations of the election results in their regions, and those declarations point to the incumbent People’s Progressive Party winning the elections and remaining in Government. The Elections Commission is still to make the final declaration, but the declared results from the 10 districts have been […]

Citizens must play part in cleaning up of voters’ list -says CARICOM Observer Mission

The size of the voters’ list was among primary issues raised heading into Monday’s election, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Election Observation Mission (CEOM) said, as it recommended that extensive work and even re-registration be done to clean the list ahead of future elections. The CARICOM Observer team has been in Guyana since August 26 observing […]

Jagdeo says PPP victorious with bigger majority in elections, but awaits GECOM’s official declarations

As the Guyana Elections Commission continues its tabulation of the votes from across the country, the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo this evening said based on his party’s own tabulation of the statements of poll, it has not only won the elections, but will be heading into the Parliament […]

PPP remains confident of victory as early results show WIN making inroads in traditional strongholds for major parties

The We Invest in Nationhood party is on a high even as results from yesterday’s elections continue to come in from across the country. While it appears as though the new political party has performed better than expected in many areas, the governing People’s Progressive Party remains confident of victory when all of the results […]

GECOM offers apology for difficulty faced by disabled persons at polling stations

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Monday night apologized to persons living with disabilities, particularly those who had tremendous difficulty accessing their polling stations, but the Commission said overall voting was conducted “smoothly” and “peacefully” throughout the country, with limited reports of incidents. At a number of polling places, polling stations, located in the upper […]