The new Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Georgetown are to be elected on Friday by the new 30-member city council.
The men and women making up the new council after the recently concluded local government elections will represent Guyana’s two main political groupings, the governing APNU+AFC coalition and the PPP/C, as well as two recently formed voluntary groups.
Of the 15 councillors elected through the First-Past-The-Post system, the ruling APNU+AFC coalition has secured 14 seats, while voluntary group Team Legacy has one seat that was won by Malcolm Ferreira. The proportional representation seats are also dominated by the
