Facing the Future lauds historic elections

The Facing the Future (FtF) civil society coalition, in a press release, said that the election results can be seen as having much historical significance since according to credible observers, it is the first time since 1964 that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has not won the majority of votes cast.

“The results of the General Elections of 2011 can be viewed either as producing the continuation of the past with solid ethnic voting blocs and the continuation of the PPP government into its fifth term or more positively, as producing winners all round and providing a basis for re-invigorating political life in Guyana,” the release read.

While congratulating the PPP for