GEORGETOWN, GUYANA (By The Carter Center, 3.Sep.2025, Words: 311) — Guyana should take pride in the peaceful, orderly way its election day unfolded, The Carter Center said in a preliminary statement released today. Looking ahead, though, its next leaders will need to institute reforms to create a more level playing field and […]
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A Month After Venezuela’s Contested Election, the Opposition Fights On
(The Washington Post, 27.Aug.2024) — A month ago, Venezuela’s opposition nurtured a cautious hope. A national election seemed to present a genuine chance to oust the entrenched autocratic regime of President Nicolás Maduro. Even as Maduro and his allies stacked the odds against their opponents, disqualifying top candidates and wielding the […]
Carter Center On End To Guyana Election Standoff
(Carter Center, 3.Aug.2020) — The Carter Center commends the Guyana Elections Commission and Chairperson Claudette Singh for finalizing the results of the 2020 election. It extends its congratulations to President Irfaan Ali as he assumes Guyana’s highest office and applauds former President David Granger’s statesmanship in recognizing GECOM’s declaration of […]
Carter Center Welcomes Caricom Report On Guyana
(The Carter Center, 16.Jun.2020) — The Carter Center commends the Guyana Elections Commission on the completion of the recount process and welcomes the Caricom report, which indicates that despite minor flaws in the process, the recount results are acceptable and provide the basis for a declaration of results from the […]
Joint Statement From Int’l Observers In Guyana
(The Carter Center, 13.Mar.2020) — The international observer missions from the Commonwealth, the European Union, and The Carter Center issue the following statement: The international election observation missions in Guyana are deeply concerned about the continued lack of transparency in the ascertainment of results for Region 4. The order of […]
CARICOM PMs To Make Post-Elections Visit To Guyana
(Barbados Office of the Prime Minister, 11.Mar.2020) — Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley will lead a delegation of regional Prime Ministers on a special two-day mission to Guyana, starting tomorrow March 11. The chairman of CARICOM will be joined by Prime Ministers Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica, Ralph Gonsalves of St […]
Jason Carter Speaks To Media In Guyana
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 6.Mar.2020) — The Carter Center’s Jason Carter speaks to media in Guyana on 6 March 2020 regarding that country’s elections 2 March 2020 and issues regarding the vote counting process. *** © Energy Analytics Institute (EAI)
Joint Statement From Int’l Observers In Guyana
(The Carter Center, 6.Mar.2020) — The international observer missions from the Commonwealth, the Organization of American States, the European Union, and The Carter Center issue the following statement: The tabulation of results for the election in Region 4 was interrupted and remains incomplete. The law requires that tabulation must be […]