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Recounts in LGE made no difference in results – CEO
Kaieteur News – The Chief Elections Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Vishnu Persaud on Friday revealed that recounts were done in the recently concluded Local Government Elections (LGE) but did not change the outcome of the results.
GECOM CEO, Vishnu Persaud.
The ruling Party, the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) reportedly secured a landslide victory winning some 66 Local Authority Areas (LAA) while the Opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) won 14.
As is required by law, the official results of the LGEs must be gazetted but according to the CEO, there was delay in doing so because of requests for recounts in some local government areas.
At a press conference held at GECOM’s command center in Fort Street, Kingston Persaud said, “We received requests for recounts in Constituency Six and Four in the Municipality of Georgetown, the request for Six was facilitated while the request for Constituency Four was denied”.
He added that recounts were also done for Constituency Seven, Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara (EBD), the Mahaica/Abary and Toevlugt/Patentia Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) located on the East Coast and West Bank of Demerara respectively, and Ordinance/Fortlands, Canje Berbice.
He pointed out too that a recount was requested for Mahdia, Region 8 but it was withdrawn.
“Those recounts did not result in any material change,” the CEO said. Following the completion of the recounts the results have since been gazetted.
Meanwhile, GECOM’s Legal Officer, Kurt Da Silva, explained that unlike the General and Regional Elections, the Commission is not obligated by law to make any official declaration of the LGE results.
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