The incumbent APNU+AFC administration this afternoon welcomed the Court of Appeal decision and said that it has vindicated its position that the recount should focus on valid votes and the credibility of votes as contemplated by the recount order.
“The words “more votes cast” in Article 177 (2) (b) of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, therefore, means, without any doubt, “more valid and credible votes cast” within the meaning of Order No. 60 of 2020 and does not mean a mere numerical tabulation of votes but an assessment of the credibility and validity of votes as contemplated by Order No. 60 of 2020″, the coalition said in a statement.
According to the coalition, from the inception of the ongoing process, it has maintained that elections cannot be arbitrary and results cannot be based on fraudulent and illegitimate votes.
It said elections with proven illegitimate and ‘defective’ votes bring into question the credibility of those votes and cannot be foisted upon the people of Guyana.
“Illegitimate votes, cannot be included in the consideration of ‘valid votes’ to determine a credible outcome”.
Based on the recount of votes, the APNU+AFC maintains that the recount process clearly proved that tens of thousands of votes cannot be deemed as credible or valid having been affected by instances of fraud, discrepancies and anomalies.
It highlighted instances of voter impersonation, missing ballots, unstamped ballots, missing poll books, missing oaths of identity and unsigned oaths of identity, more ballots that electors found in ballot boxes among other grave issues.
The Coalition has now issued a call on the Guyana Elections Commission to do its duty and complete its work to ensure that credible results for the March 2nd elections are declared based on the valid votes that were cast.
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