The EU Election Observation Mission, which observed Guyana’s September 1, 2025 Regional and General Elections has completed its final report on the elections. Today, the Chief Observer for the EU Observer team, Robert Biedroñ handed over a copy of the final report to the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, retired Justice Claudette Singh.

The EU Observer team will formally release the full final report on Tuesday at a media conference.

During today’s meeting with GECOM, the EU Observer team discussed several recommendations to further strengthen future electoral processes and possible steps towards their implementation in Guyana.

Back in September, the EU released a preliminary report on its observation of the Guyana Elections. In that preliminary report, the EU Observer team while the elections were competitive and peaceful, there was an undue advantage by the governing party, legal gaps and insufficient campaign rules, which created an uneven playing field for the elections.

The EU team explained then that the incumbent party’s advantage over the other five political parties distorted the level playing field during the election campaign.

The team also noted that the elections took place in a highly polarized and evolving political landscape against the backdrop of exponential oil revenue growth, adding that while fundamental freedoms were largely respected, the campaign was affected by unequal conditions, largely due to the ruling party’s incumbency advantage.

The preliminary report noted that in the lead up to E-Day, the President and his administration commissioned a number of public projects in addition to a number of social support programmes that overlapped into their campaign activities.

The report found that public projects such as hospitals, schools, roads and bridges were inaugurated in a parallel with campaign activities, while state media, government and social media channels amplified the ruling party’s messages.

EU observers said most of those inauguration events for public facilities were largely attended by PPP/C supporters in party colours and symbols, while candidates’ speeches urged a vote for the ruling party.

According to the EU Election Observation Mission’s preliminary report in September, the lines were blurred and campaign financing in the country remains largely unregulated leading to a lack of transparency and accountability.

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