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As the injunction case on the recount of votes for the elections continued today before Justice Franklin Holder, the matter of the Court’s jurisdiction to hear the matter took centre stage. Attorney Douglas Mendez who is representing PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo, joined the hearing via Skype and questioned whether the Court has the jurisdiction […]
With the Guyana Elections Commission still to declare final results from the 2nd March elections, the British Government is warning against the swearing-in of any government on the basis of “non-credible” results. In a statement this morning, British Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab said the transition of government in Guyana should only take place in line […]
With the Attorneys in the Elections recount matter appearing before Justice Franklin Holder today ahead of their oral arguments and submissions, the legal team representing PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo made a request for the Elections Commission to release all of its statements of poll to the Court. The Attorney representing the Chief Elections Officer […]
Citing the ongoing matters in the court, the security environment in Guyana and concerns about the coronavirus, the Carter Center has made a decision to withdraw its electoral observer team from Guyana. In a statement this afternoon, the Center said it remains committed to promoting democracy and constitutional reform in Guyana and is willing to […]
There are growing calls for a national recount of all votes cast at the 2nd March elections, even as a Court hearing on the matter is set to take place this morning. In a joint statement, the People’s Progressive Party and a group of the small parties said they welcome and support the other calls […]
The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo, is not buying the President’s story that the move to the Court by one of his party’s candidates is an independent move. A Court hearing is set for Friday on the injunction being sought to block a national recount of votes and CARICOM’s involvement in […]
The Chairperson of CARICOM and Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley believes that there are forces within Guyana that may not want to see a recount of the votes from the elections and she has warned that any Government which is sworn in without a credible and fully transparent vote count process would lack legitimacy. Mottley’s […]
With an injunction now temporarily blocking the recount of the votes from the elections and the CARICOM team being forced to withdraw from the process because of that injunction, President David Granger has expressed disappointment that the initiative by CARICOM has now been stalled. In a statement last night, the President said the Court action […]
PPP Candidate and Attorney Anil Nandlall has indicated that he intends to make an application to the Court to become a party to the matter filed against the Elections Commission and he will seek to get the matter thrown out completely. The injunction has blocked the Guyana Elections Commission from moving ahead with a recount […]
The Guyana Elections Commission this afternoon said it has completed all the preparatory arrangements for the commencement of the national recount exercise as agreed to the President and Opposition Leader. However, GECOM wants to see a signed agreement between the two leaders and CARICOM in place before the exercise could be operationalised. The agreement between […]
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