Given the betrayal of 1992, I would like to think that the May 11 General Election is the most momentous election since 1953. In this election a most highly respected African Guyanese leader, President David Granger, from the PNC was able to win a free and fair election by assembling a broad multi-ethnic coalition that includes the substantial third party, Alliance for Change. President Granger walked on pins and needles most of the time. Moreover, he won the election in a pre-election alliance, knowing that it was going to be a very risky endeavour.
It is true that voting in the May 11 General Election was very polarized along the two dominant ethnic groups. However,
