4 d. ago Norton calls on GECOM for forensic audit or rerun of elections

-chair points to petition process A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) Presidential Candidate Aubrey Norton yesterday expressed dissatisfaction with the conduct of the 2025 General Elections and is calling for a forensic audit of the results or a complete redo however the GECOM Chair has underlined that those matters would have to be addressed by way of a petition to the High Court. The article Norton calls on GECOM for forensic audit or rerun of elections appeared first on Stabroek News.

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4 d. ago High presence of party agents at polling stations showed commitment to monitoring –Carter Center

The presence of political party agents at polling stations was a defining feature of the General and Regional Elections on September 1, 2025. The article High presence of party agents at polling stations showed commitment to monitoring –Carter Center appeared first on Stabroek News.

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4 d. ago ‘Go to court, not GECOM’ – Chair rejects Norton’s call to quash elections

Kaieteur News – Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), ret’d Justice Claudette Singh on Friday rejected A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) request for a forensic audit and to quash the 2025 electoral process. The party’s presidential candidate Aubrey Norton made the request in a letter written to Justice Singh, dated September 4, 2025. […] The post ‘Go to court, not GECOM’ – Chair rejects Norton’s call to quash elections appeared first on Kaieteur News.

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6 d. ago Carter Center calls for constitutional and campaign finance reforms to ensure electoral fairness

Kaieteur News – The Carter Center Observer Mission on Wednesday released its preliminary findings on Guyana’s General and Regional Elections, urging the incoming government to implement reforms aimed at fostering a more equitable electoral process and restoring public confidence in Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the country’s democracy. Among the Center’s key recommendations are: constitutional […] The post Carter Center calls for constitutional and campaign finance reforms to ensure electoral fairness appeared first on Kaieteur News.

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7 d. ago OAS observer team hosts meeting with other overseas missions

The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organisation of American States (OAS) in Guyana led by former Prime Minister of Jamaica Bruce Golding yesterday hosted the international observation missions of CARICOM, the European Union, the Carter Center and the Commonwealth along with partners from the United Nations to a post-election day meeting to exchange the initial findings of the missions. The article OAS observer team hosts meeting with other overseas missions appeared first on Stabroek News.

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1 week ago GECOM rejects reports that soldiers might serve as presiding officers

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) issued a statement last evening, “categorically rejecting” what it called “entirely false” media reports suggesting that Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers may be deployed as Presiding Officers for the upcoming General and Regional Elections on September 1, 2025. The article GECOM rejects reports that soldiers might serve as presiding officers appeared first on Stabroek News.

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1 week ago Jason Carter to lead Carter Center’s elections mission in Guyana

Kaieteur News – Jason Carter, chairperson of the Carter Center’s Board of Trustees and grandson of the former United States President Jimmy Carter has arrived in Guyana and will lead the Carter Center’s election observation mission for the country’s upcoming general and regional elections. According to a press release issued on Thursday, the Center’s election […] The post Jason Carter to lead Carter Center’s elections mission in Guyana appeared first on Kaieteur News.

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2 w. ago The Party becomes the Government and the Government becomes the Party

Kaieteur News – There are two types of countries in the world. There are those where you can tell the difference between the government and the ruling party, and those where you can’t. In Guyana, the lines are blurred. The Carter Center, in its saintly role as democracy’s hall monitor, recently wagged its finger at […] The post The Party becomes the Government and the Government becomes the Party appeared first on Kaieteur News.

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2 w. ago Carter Center calls on GECOM to detail tabulation procedures, says has no evidence of list inflation

In its pre-election statement on Tuesday, the Carter Center called on GECOM to provide details of tabulation procedures in voting districts and it said it had seen no evidence to date of inflation of the voters list. The article Carter Center calls on GECOM to detail tabulation procedures, says has no evidence of list inflation appeared first on Stabroek News.

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2 w. ago Carter Center calls for all parties to sign ERC Code of Conduct

The Carter Center on Tuesday called for all political parties to sign the Ethnic Relations Commission’s (ERC’s) Code of Conduct. In its pre-election statement, the Center noted that on August 5th political parties gathered to sign a code of conduct agreement developed by the ERC, in which parties committed to peaceful campaigns, avoidance of hate speech and ethnically divisive rhetoric, and prioritization of the nation over any political party. The article Carter Center calls for all parties to sign ERC Code of Conduct appeared first on Stabroek News.

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3 w. ago Carter Center sees signs of misuse of state resources, state media

The US-based Carter Center which will be monitoring the upcoming general elections said yesterday that it has seen signs of the misuse of state resources and the state media. The article Carter Center sees signs of misuse of state resources, state media appeared first on Stabroek News.

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