Preliminary figures show APNU+AFC wins by 5,360 votes – GECOM
With all results in, the APNU+AFC alliance has won the most votes for the 2015 General Elections.
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With all results in, the APNU+AFC alliance has won the most votes for the 2015 General Elections.
UK High Commissioner, Greg Quinn says there is no evidence to support new allegations made today by the PPP/C of irregularities in Monday’s elections.
Amid a series of new claims by the ruling PPP/C of irregularities in Monday’s general elections, the US Embassy has taken the extraordinary step of issuing a statement affirming its view that the voting was free and fair.
Amid great anticipation over the results of the 2015 general elections, the Guyana Elections Commission has set a press conference for midday.
(Trinidad Express) No one has been cleared in the emailgate probe.
With results from 1809 polling stations out of 2299 polling stations released, the APNU+AFC alliance has received 157, 347 votes while the PPP/C received 157, 304 votes for the 2015 general elections, according to data released by the Guyana Elections Commission.
Former US president Jimmy Carter has called on the Guyana Elections Commission to release the 2015 election results.
Coalition, APNU+AFC this afternoon met with officials of the Guyana Elections Commission and said that the elections body assured them that at 9pm today 94% of the votes will be shared with the public.
The opposition alliance, APNU+AFC today said that the PPP/C’s call for a recount was contrary to the law and it called for the elections commission not to allow this attempt to delay the declaration of the results of the poll.
With the publication of polling station results yesterday, Stabroek News’s website saw a record number of pageviews that day – 529,814, from 259,401 unique visitors.
At about 2000h. last night, the police say that Vishaul Sooklall, 24 years, of Unity Street, La Grange, WBD, was in a yard at Unity Street when he was held up by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.
Chairman of GECOM Dr Steve Surujbally this morning disclosed that apart from asking for recounts in three regions, the ruling PPP/C has now partially challenged results in all ten districts.
The police today said that Lloyd Grant, 18 years, of “C” Field, Turkeyen, ECD; and Orandel Noel, 18 years, of “B” Field Sophia, have been charged after they were found looting a house at “C” Field, Sophia, during the night of Monday, May 11, 2015.
BUJUMBURA, (Reuters) – A senior Burundi army officer said today he was dismissing Pierre Nkurunziza as president because his bid for a third term violated the constitution, and soldiers surrounded the state broadcaster building in the capital.
In condemning the APNU+AFC coalition’s announcement that it has a commanding lead in yesterday’s general elections, President Donald Ramotar this afternoon said that it was his PPP/C which is leading by over 30,000 votes with most of the Statements of Poll counted.
APNU+AFC presidential candidate David Granger this afternoon said that his group has an unassailable lead after 2025 Statements of Poll have been reviewed as it has 182,176 votes compared to 157,947 votes.
Amid growing pressure, GECOM this afternoon released its first set of preliminary results from yesterday’s general elections.
The following is a statement issued by British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn I welcome the successful completion of voting in Guyana’s general and regional elections on 11 May.
President and PPP/C Presidential Candidate Donald Ramotar has expressed optimism about the outcome of the results of the May 11, 2015 Elections for the PPP/C.
Opposition alliance confident, A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance For Change today said that they are confident about the results from yesterday’s general elections and called for a timely declaration by the Guyana Elections Commission.
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