Guyana Elections 2020

A Westminster, West Bank Demerara resident was arrested by the police on Friday, days after he allegedly removed Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) election campaign flags that was being placed on utility poles in the area.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is updating the recently published Revised List of Electors (RLE) to reflect changes in addresses and other information of some persons, a move that the opposition PPP/C has dubbed “illegal” but GECOM says the law caters for this to be done.

After weeks of mixed signals from President David Granger and APNU, it now appears certain that if the coalition government gets back into office, AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan will be the prime minister.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday swore in nine of 10 Returning Officers from nine administrative regions in preparation for the March 2nd general elections.

Every Guyanese would own shares in a national oil company established to manage revenue from the sale of Guyana’s oil under a Change Guyana government, the party’s Presidential Candidate, hotelier Robert Badal, has said.  

The A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) coalition will not be releasing the entire Revised Cummingsburg Accord to the general public, says APNU General Secretary, Joseph Harmon.

Expressing optimism of victory at the upcoming elections, the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) yesterday launched their campaign to regain office, with General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo launching blistering attacks on the government for their failings and presidential candidate Irfaan Ali saying that under his leadership, the country will be transformed.

To a roaring crowd of thousands of supporters, the governing APNU+AFC coalition yesterday launched its bid for a second term in office, with leaders saying that much has been accomplished over the past four years and they have a plan that will ensure that Guyana will never be poor again.

Former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief-of-Staff Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips has been selected as the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) for the March 2nd general and regional elections.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has posted the Revised List of Electors (RLE) to allow for public scrutiny, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.

People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) presidential candidate Irfaan Ali yesterday maintained that he will not be a puppet for former president and current PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo should his party win office.

There will be a shake-up of current AFC ministers should APNU+AFC be voted back into government next year  as the revised Cummingsburg Accord entrusts the President with the duty of designating portfolios, sources familiar with the document says.

Former APNU+AFC parliamentarian Charrandass Persaud on Friday endorsed the People’s Progressive Party’s presidential candidate Irfaan Ali, saying that he believes that Ali will do “well as president.”

A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance For Change Coalition will officially launch their election campaign on January 3rd,2020 and among the performers will be Trinidadian soca star Farmer Nappy.

Governing coalition partners A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Chance (AFC) yesterday inked an updated agreement for a unified slate to contest the March 2nd, 2020 general and regional elections.

The Citizenship Initiative (TCI) has not closed the door on a coalition with other small parties for the upcoming March 2nd, 2020 polls, according to its presidential candidate Rondha-Ann Lam, who yesterday said any such alliance would require that inclusivity along the lines of gender, ethnicity and youth be adequately addressed. 

Up to Saturday, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was able to verify approximately 55 – 60 per cent of the new registrants from the House to House (HtH) exercise.

A New and United Guyana (ANUG) and the Federal United Party (FEDUP) will contest the March 2, 2020 elections as a “single entity” though the details of what that entity will be called or how it will function to maintain the individual identities of the two parties remain unclear.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has managed a little more than 4,000 visits in its attempts to verify the new registrants from the House to House (HtH) exercise and confirmed around 2,000 as the other persons were not at home or could not be found.

The Guyana Elections Commission yesterday announced that former Chief Election Commissioner of India, Dr.