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 for a full national recount. 

The parties have come together to join the Court case on the recount that will be heard today before Justice Franklin Holder. The parties said they are working for a peaceful and legal resolution of the situation and they remain committed to respecting the results emanating from the recount and for democratic norms to prevail. 

They said they support the call from the US State Department for a credible tabulation of the election results that reflects the will of the people of Guyana. The joint release was signed by the PPP Civic, Change Guyana, The Citizenship Initiative, A New and United Guyana, The New Movement and the United Republican Party. 

Meanwhile, the Justice for All Party which is part of the APNU+AFC coalition has also added its voice to the call for a full national recount of the votes. 

The JFAP which is headed by CN Sharma said it stands democracy and has always been on the side of the voice of the people.

Mr. Sharma said his party believes in the will of the people, irrespective of which party wins and the party wants to see a recounting process for all ballots. The Justice for All party has said it will support any party that wins the elections through a transparent process. 

The African Cultural Development Association has also issued a call for a national recount. 

In its statement, ACDA said it wants to see “a verified recount of all electoral districts as legally permitted under the Constitution, under the supervision of CARICOM in chronological order from one to ten, ACDA expects the African community and our political leadership to accept the results of a recount and will call on them to do so if necessary,”

It was President David Granger who contacted the CARICOM Chairperson initiating a total recount to be supervised by CARICOM.  That recount hit a number of legal hurdles as questions arose about its legality. The issue has now found its way before the Court.     

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