Declaration of PPP/C majority was on the verge of being made until error pointed out –GECOM source

A source on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has confirmed that there was originally to be a declaration that the elections was won by the PPP/C  with a majority in Parliament but this was scuppered after it was pointed out that there had been a miscalculation in the allocation of seats.

This charge first surfaced at an A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) press conference about two weeks ago. Had such a declaration been made there could have been serious difficulties in reversing it. In the 2006 election even though there was a recognition within GECOM that an error had been made in terms of the