It’s been over four (4) months since Guyana went to the polls on 2nd March 2020 and the winning party has yet to be officially declared. Now, the United States has had enough and has imposed sanctions on those “responsible for or complicit in undermining democracy in Guyana.” The United States will therefore revoke Visas from those individuals.
U.S Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, made the announcement on Wednesday (15th July 2020) during a live Press Conference on Facebook. He had previously warned of sanctions against those who seek to undermine democracy in Guyana.
How did Guyana reach this point?
A national recount of all votes was ordered shortly after the country went to the polls on 2nd March 2020. This recount was overseen by observers from CARICOM and the Organisation of American States (OAS) and they have called for the elections results to be declared using the recount results. The recount showed that the Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) won the elections by 15,416 votes - meaning that the incumbent President, David Granger, should step down. Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield, in a report to the Chairperson of GECOM following the recount, showed the Opposition PPP/C won the elections with 233,336 votes while the APNU+AFC received 217,920 votes. However, Lowenfield then presented a conflicting and controversial report on 23rd June 2020 in which he invalidated a total of 115,844 votes - giving the APNU+AFC 171,825 votes and the PPP/C 166,343 votes. This new report was of course endorsed by incumbent President Granger, who has since refused to concede defeat at the polls. “The Granger Government must respect the result of democratic elections and step aside,” Secretary Pompeo warned.
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