Carter Center meets with PSC for 2025 Elections

Representatives of the Carter Center met with the Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Thursday to discuss preparations for the upcoming 2025 General and Regional Elections.
In a press release the PSC noted that the meeting focused on the roles of both organisations in the electoral process, and underscored the importance of sustained coordination throughout.
Both the Carter Center and the PSC reaffirmed their impartiality and shared commitment to promoting free, fair and transparent elections in Guyana, it added.
Key issues discussed included the implementation of recommendations from the previous election to prevent a recurrence of past issues, as well as the current state of readiness of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).
Both organisations intend to maintain a strong presence across polling stations nationwide and will be coordinating and communicating throughout the day as they work to ensure that the democratic rights of all Guyanese are respected and upheld, the brief concluded.
In June, the Carter Center announced that it had launched an international election observation mission to Guyana in advance of the country’s General and Regional Elections scheduled for Sept. 1.
According to the Centre, it was invited to observe this year’s elections by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
A four-person core team of experts began arriving in Georgetown on June 30 from the United States (US), Georgia and the United Kingdom (UK). Additional electoral experts and observers will join them closer to election day, it noted.
“We look forward to engaging with Guyanese stakeholders across the political spectrum and civil society to provide an independent and impartial assessment of the electoral process. We hope our observation and reporting will help the Guyanese people assess the credibility of the elections while providing useful recommendations for reform and encouraging transparency,” Calder had said.
The Carter Center’s election observation work is conducted in accordance with the 2005 Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and makes assessments based on relevant parts of national legal frameworks, as well as regional and international obligations for democratic elections. Since 1992, the Centre has worked in Guyana to strengthen democracy, support civil society, encourage sustainable development and reinforce the rule of law.