The incumbent Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) on Wednesday appeared set to win the presidency in keenly contested general elections.
That party would need more than 50 percent to control the 65-seat National Assembly.
So far, little more than 30 percent of the votes cast have been confirmed and authenticated by the commission, using Statements of Poll.
The opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has already complained about voter irregularites and the intimidatory presence of a number of PPPC candidates at a number of polling stations.
APNU has rejected requests by the PPPC for ballots cast at several polling places to be recounted. Both APNU and the Alliance For Change (AFC) have said that they would not participate in the recount
The chairman noted that some results are being called in but they will not be used.
“For us only the SOP hard copy is what counts,” Dr. Surujbally stated. Below are the preliminary figures released so far by GECOM.
Meanwhile the OAS has appealed to the political parties to be patient and not to release unofficial elections results.
Overall figures for General election:
NB: The following figures are not final because GECOM is continuing to verify hard-copy Statements of Poll from across the
country.
- APNU – 70,833
- AFC – 17,470
- PPP/C – 77,998
- TUF – 503
- TOTAL VOTES CAST: 169,136
- TOTAL VALID VOTES: 166,304
- TOTAL VOTES COUNTED SO FAR: 35.08 PERCENT
Below is the text of the OAS statement
Georgetown, Guyana – November 29, 2011) Professor Gordon Shirley, Chief of Mission for the Organisation of American States Electoral Observation Mission in Guyana said today that the OAS\OEM continues to monitor the results gathering process following the November 28, 2011 regional and general elections.
“We currently have observers present at the GECOM tabulation centre and in the office of the returning officer in region 4 who are following each step of the result gathering and tabulation process. These observers have been present on a 24 hour basis since the close of polls,” said Professor Shirley, “I urge all actors in the electoral process to remain patient in awaiting the official voting results and to refrain from releasing unofficial election results before the GECOM have completed their work,” he added.
“Credible and timely results are the cornerstone of any electoral process and the only official results are those released by the duly constituted electoral authority. Releasing unconfirmed and unverified election results may lead to confusion among electors and party supporters and are not constructive,” said Professor Shirley.
The OAS\EOM will soon issue its preliminary report and recommendations of the Guyana general and regional election process.
The OAS\EOM has fielded 25 observers from 14 countries throughoutGuyana in view of Guyana’s general and regional elections and observers have been present in 9 of the country’s 10 administrative regions.
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