Re ‘countless’ irregularities at elections
ged to work with all its partners to confight for vitally needed constitutional oral reforms and to “prevent the return of
of executive lawlessness which the AFC Government cleaned up upon taking 2015. ll not tolerate discrimination, marginalisrespect, and high crimes which were the
of the previous PPP administration”. retary General of the tion of American OAS), Luis Almagro, ay congratulated the sident of Guyana, Dr. d Irfaan Ali, on his
ement from the organited that the OAS has monitored the situation e the polls closed on of March 2, 2020. re happy that the multis by the General at, national stakeholdilateral and multilateral for the genuine results ctions to be respected, rd by GECOM.
OAS congratulates the of Guyana for their
We also congratulate
In a reference to oil revenues, the AFC pledged “to fight for all Guyanese to share equally the new found prosperity which our nation has (begun) to experience”.
It further said that it will “stay true to its founding principles of healing and reconciliation, the ending of race based politics, equality, freedom, non-discrimination and the well-being of every Guyanese”. the GECOM Chair, Justice Ret’d Claudette Singh, for remaining true to her convictions and standing firm against the many efforts to undermine the will of the people”, Almagro said in the statement.
He added that democracy in Guyana was put to the test in this process. “Although it ultimately prevailed, it is clear there are weaknesses in Guyana’s electoral system that must be addressed. In the coming months we will issue our final report on the 2020 process with recommendations that can assist in addressing these weaknesses and avoiding a similar situation in the future”, the OAS Secretary General said.
Guyana’s elections and its problems were the subjects of two meetings of the Permanent Council of the OAS at which a number of countries stressed the need for the use of results of the recount of votes for the declaration of the winner. The OAS had monitored the recount. At the first of the Permanent Council meetings, the head of the OAS observer mission to the Guyana elections, former Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding had pointed out blatant fraud committed by the District Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo.