The Carter Center today said that it has so far been unsuccessful in getting permission from the Government of Guyana for an observer to fly into the country on Monday to observe the recount of votes for the March 2nd elections.
In a tweet, the Center said: “The Carter Center is trying to get an observer on a Monday flight to Georgetown to observe the recount but has so far been unsuccessful in getting approval from the government of Guyana”.
The Center is one of five major observer groups which observed the March 2nd elections and had expressed grave concerns over the rectitude of the tabulation for District Four by Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo. It had signalled its interest in returning for the recount.
Meanwhile, Canada’s High Commissioner to Guyana Lilian Chatterjee this evening expressed the hope that the Guyana Government will allow the Carter Center observer to enter the country.
In a tweet of her own, she said that “Canada funded the Carter Center Election Observer Team in Guyana. I hope Guyana will allow them to return to complete their task”,
She added that the Carter Center has earned the respect of Guyanese citizens and political parties for decades.
Canada has also funded the return of the CARICOM observer mission.
