Winner of elections likely to be declared tonight – Surujbally

Dr Steve Surujbally

Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally said today at an 11 am press conference that the winner of the 2011 General Elections will be declared tonight, provided that calls for a recount of some 73 boxes by a particular party “do not interfere with the planned schedule”.

It was also revealed that at 1 pm today a “limited number” of Region Four ballots will be recounted and this process should end by 6 pm.  International and local observers have been informed about the recount but only the Organisation of American States (OAS) has indicated