President Donald Ramotar yesterday refused to concede that the PPP/C has lost the 2015 general elections and called for a total recount of all votes even as he accused the APNU+AFC alliance of colluding with Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) staff to rig the elections.
“I cannot concede that I lost this election,” he told reporters at a PPP/C press conference at Freedom House. Asked by Stabroek News if he would give up power should Gecom officially declare the APNU+AFC Coalition the winner of the elections as expected, Ramotar responded that “I haven’t closed any options.” He said that he will be consulting with his team and did not rule out a legal challenge and said that he would have to “ponder” the party’s next move.
Ramotar and the PPP were yesterday isolated on the recount call. The Private Sector Commission was
