Lowenfield instructed to prepare report on recount results for declaration

Jun 16, 2020 News

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair, Justice Claudette Singh has instructed the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield to prepare a report on the results of the recount to submit to the Commission for a declaration.This clears the way for PPP/C Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali to be sworn in as President following the declaration, as the recount has shown the PPP/C to have attained a clear lead of 15,416 votes.The report is to be made under Section 96 of the Representation of the People Act as stated in the gazetted recount order.

Effective President-Elect, Dr. Irfaan Ali

Government nominated Commissioners approached reporters earlier today to express disappointment which the Chair decision. They had, earlier today, asked her to call fresh elections due to their concerns about the credibility of the March 2 polls.GECOM said that the Chair refused to make such a pronouncement, citing Article 163 of the Constitution, which places the exclusive jurisdiction to pronounce on the validity of elections in the hands of the Court.Singh said, according to GECOM, that the Commission cannot clothe itself as a Court of Law to make such a determination, and pointed out that such matters would be better suited for an elections petition.

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