The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today promised that it will deliver credible elections this year, even as the Opposition political parties continue to frown on the Commission’s preparations, the current voter’s list and the voting process.

The Commission assured all stakeholders that it will deliver free, fair, transparent and credible elections and that they should guard against persons whose sole intention is to undermine their trust and confidence in the Commission.

GECOM said it condemns insinuations that the Commission is colluding with persons to rig the 2025 elections and promised a transparent electoral process.

The Elections Commission responded today to a number of concerns raised by citizens in the media, particularly the hiring practices of GECOM.

GECOM has been accused on a number of occasions of filling positions with the blessing of the three Government nominated Commissioners and the Chairperson, ret’d Justice Claudette Singh.

In a release today GECOM said from all indications, it appears that there is an agenda to push unsubstantiated accusations with the objective to undermining the confidence in the operations of GECOM and to deter participation in the electoral process.

The Commission said it finds it necessary to challenge the accusations that are levelled against it.

“In relation to GECOM’s hiring practice, it must be noted that the process is highly objective and transparent. Vacancies are advertised and all Commissioners are given the opportunity to shortlist suitable candidates from the applications received in accordance with the set criteria. The separate lists submitted by Commissioners are combined and interviews are conducted to determine the best suitable candidate from among those shortlisted for each post. In most cases, different candidates were preferred by the government and opposition nominated Commissioners thereby resulting in ties. Consequently, leaving it to the Chairman, in her deliberate judgement proffer a conclusive decision,” GECOM explained.

GECOM said that the Chairman of the Commission has explained on numerous occasions that her decisions are neutral, based on consideration of the applicable criteria and in the best interest of the organisation and that position remain.

The Commission said it will continue to execute its constitutional mandate to deliver free, free and credible elections. 

Earlier this week, the Opposition nominated members of the Commission raised concern about the Commission postponing a number of important meetings on important issues ahead of this year’s elections.

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