VOG in ‘blatant electioneering’ on morning of polls, MMU finds

State-owned Voice Of Guyana (VOG) is being criticised for airing a “news report” on polling day that predicted a majority win for the PPP/C, which the Guyana Elections Commission’s Media Monitoring Unit (MMU) called a blatant act of “electioneering” to sway voter preference.

“…[The MMU] harbors absolutely no misgiving in labeling the “news” item as a blatant act of electioneering lacking the sophistication of subtlety,” it said in its latest report, released yesterday, referring to VOG’s newscast on the morning of polling day,