The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) and the Guyana Inter-Religious Organisation (IRO) last week held initial discussions on how Gecom can assist the IRO with its peace initiatives during the election period.
Gecom said it initiated the meeting as part of a “strategic effort to ensure that peaceful and responsible political campaigning and elections are held here. At the Tuesday meeting, the IRO indicated that signing a Peace Pact is one critical action that it hoped all parties contesting the General and Regional Elections would participate in. The group also submitted several other measures aimed at fostering peace, as well as its involvement in civic and voter education, a press statement from Gecom said.
Gecom Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally welcomed the proposals outlined by the IRO and pledged that the Commission will provide any assistance needed within a knowledge sharing framework of election processes and civic and voter education issues. He also outlined the process for
