By Jomo Paul
[www.inewsguyana.com] – With the preliminary results of the 2015 General and Regional Election showing a victory in favour of the APNU+AFC coalition, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is expected to declare the official results of the election on Friday, May 15 – four days after elections.
This was confirmed by Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield who told reporters that should there be no more hiccups in the processing of the data the elections body would be ready to declare the results.
After coming under immense pressure from International Observers and the ABC countries, GECOMon Thursday afternoon released the preliminary and raw data that was taken off of the 2,299 Statements of Poll collected from across the country.
The data was released in the midst of widespread allegations of election irregularities on the part of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic.
The data indicates that out of 410, 391 ballots cast, the PPP/C managed to acquire, 201,457 which is 5,360 votes short of the figure acquired by the APNU+AFC which is 206,817.
APNU+AFC attracted 201, 324 votes in the Regional polls, while the PPP/C got 198, 148 votes.
This raw data however may undergo changes as there are recounts currently being conducted at some polling stations in District 4.
GECOM officials however are confident that the outcome of those recounts will not alter the outcome of the elections – hence the APNU+AFC is slated to be Guyana’s next government.
The results effectively end a 23-year reign by the PPP/C which ascended to office in 1992 under the leadership of the late Dr Cheddi Jagan.
The David Arthur Granger led the APNU+AFC Coalition – an alliance of 6 opposition political Parties, expected a victory, having announced that they were in a commanding lead.
Sixty-nine-year old Granger has led the APNU+AFC campaign with promises of unifying Guyana and removing the racial divide that pervades society especially at election season.
The coalition has promised that within the first 100 days it would establish Public Procurement Commission, review taxation, increase salaries and work to reduce corruption in public office.
The other Parties that contested the elections include The United Force (TUF) which gained 880 votes, the United Republican Party, 338 votes, the National Independent Party, 561 votes, the Independent Party, 388 votes for the General elections.
For the Regional polls, the Healing the National Theocracy Party got 246 votes, The United Force 1,253, United Republican Party 1174.
hope he new gov.do what is right first get your ministers then bring in some auditors to audit the mess the crooks create especially miss jagdeo then Donald duck the dummy don’t forget sam hinds and all other crimals
Does anyone know where jagdeo is?
Bibi, you can’t vote because you live out of Guyana. Go back there and then you can vote.
The people have spoken and GECOM now have to follow the law of the land, because the PPP think them Dadie and Mooma own Guyana so they have to rule forever.
DEM LIE FOR THAT, IT IS A DREAM FOR BHAR RAT & DANALD.
All it takes is for Donald to pickup the phone and congratulate David and GECOM will see it safe to declare the winner but the bully boys & the Night in Gale in PPP choose differently.
My Dear fellow Guyanese LONG DAYS GONE JUST HOURS LEFT SO ALLOW PPP/C TO ENJOY THE FEW HOURS. at least they have some more time to cover them tracks / destroy the evidences if possible.
Congratulation to David & Moses, I trust you will both make a difference so that Papa Chedi & Uncle Burnam dream can be realised.
The Moto under the Coat of Arm that the PPP/C forget.
ONE PEOPLE ONE NATION ONE DESTINY
Why the Guyanese here in Venezuela didn’t get to vote?
Great day for guyana…hooray for Kim Jong….north Korea we wana be just like you….
I’m proud of my country Guyana, the people have spoken, let us unite and work together for the good of our country, God bless Guyana.