Guyana Elections 2020

The latest news, photos and opinion on the 2020 General and Regional elections in Guyana. These elections will be held on Monday, March 2, 2020.

PPP tells supporters to respect laws, stay at home

With protests against the announced unverified election results for Region Four erupting into violence in some cases, the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) yesterday urged its supporters against breaking the law, while saying that it was working to thwart attempts to undermine the vote count.

 Edgar Thomas

City police commander transferred

Assistant Commissioner of Police Edgar Thomas has been relieved of his command as the head of Region 4(A) after reportedly failing to clear the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) command center of all persons in wake of a bomb threat that was reported on Thursday.

From left are Mark Phillips of the PPP/C, Timothy Jonas of ANUG, Asha Kissoon of The New Movement, Irfaan Ali of the PPP/C, Nigel Hinds of Change Guyana, Rawle Aaron of the United Republican Party, Lenox Shuman of the Liberty and Justice Party.

Six parties reject unverified Region Four results

Six parties, including the opposition PPP/C, have rejected the unverified regional results released by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for Region Four and yesterday called for both the international community and the local citizenry to stand against any attempt by the incumbent APNU+AFC to re-claim government based on the announcement.

Elections being rigged

When all of the bewildering events of yesterday at the office of the Region Four Returning Officer are taken into account, the only conclusion that can be drawn is that Gecom and its staffers are working in the interest of APNU+AFC and  rigging the 2020 general elections right before our eyes.

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