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Breaking News…Voting process was free, fair and credible-Diplomatic Community
The envoys of America, Britain and Canada (ABC) agreed unequivocally yesterday that the voting process of the May 11, General and Regional Election was “free, fair and credible.”
(From Left) Canadian Ambassador, Nicole Giles, British High Commissioner, Gregory , Private Sector Chairman, Ramesh Persaud, Gerry Gouveia, and USA Charge d’Affaires, Bryan D. Hunt.
They urged that the phase, which involves the counting of the ballots, requires patience. They are calling on the leaders of the political parties to remain committed to encouraging peace among supporters as well as the acceptance of the results which will be officially released by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).
Their comment was made at a press conference hosted at the boardroom of the Private Sector Commission’s Waterloo Street Headquarters.
Speaking to the media were Canadian Ambassador, Dr Nicole Giles, British High Commissioner, Gregory Quinn and USA Charge d’Affaires, Bryan D. Hunt.
U.S Embassy, APNU+AFC call for calm and patience
While the APNU+AFC Coalition continues careful examination of the election results, Presidential Candidate, David Granger has urged supporters to remain calm as they await the official announcement.
The U.S Embassy of Guyana through its Public Affairs Section has also issued a similar statement.
“As we all hear final announcement of the results, the U.S Embassy urges all Guyanese to remain patient and to avoid any actions that could provoke conflict or violence. It is our hope that all political leaders on all sides will remain proactively engaged with their respective supporters in order to promote calm and reconciliation. Supporters are encouraged to do the same and to resolve outstanding disputes through the established judicial process,” the US Embassy said.
Gecom to start announcing results by 18:00 hours
– 1500 statements of poll already received
Nearly 18 hours after polls closed for the 2015 General and Regional elections, GECOM has revealed that at least 65% of statements of polls have been received by its Command Centre.
During a press conference this morning, GECOM Chairman Steve Surujbally shared that at least 1,500 out of 2,299 statements of polls have been received by the elections body.
However, the first official announcement of results was pushed back to 18:00 hours today.
GECOM started receiving SOPs at around 11:15pm and started with Region Four. Up to 11:00am today, all statements from Region Four had been received.
Further, almost all statements have been received from Regions 5, 6, and 3.
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