The Alliance For Change (AFC) is not in a rush to coalesce with other political parties, but its main priority is to first boost its support base, according to party leader, Nigel Hughes. “We are going to be working assiduously over the next few months to build the AFC and reimage the AFC so our focus is going to be ...
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Commonwealth observers to watch counting, election results management
Coming on the heels of the United States Carter Centre calling on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to clarify to stakeholders its vote tabulation procedures, a Commonwealth Observer Mission says it will be overseeing Guyana’s vote counting and results management, and all the other aspects of next week Monday’s general elections. “On Election Day, we will observe the opening, voting, ...
Read More »Carter Centre calls on GECOM to clarify vote tabulation procedures, allow party scrutineers and observers
The Carter Centre on Thursday called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to make clear the procedures for tabulating results of the March 2 general elections. “The Carter Center has been discussing the tabulation procedures with GECOM’s secretariat and feels that the procedures in place appear to follow the legal provisions. However, the Center is concerned that the procedures have ...
Read More »OPINION: A case for sharing with a vision of progressing
By GHK Lall There has been a sporadic drumbeat relative to some mechanism for shared governance as the way forward. I offer a high-level view, as to why this is the only measure that facilitates some movement out of the political and racial gutter. I now identify some of the pluses and disadvantages of such a shared apparatus, whatever shape ...
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