General Secretary of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro said that the OAS is ready to offer support for a recount of the ballots cast in the March 02 General and Regional Elections.
In a tweet, Almagro said “#OAS General Secretariat supports GECOM decision to carry out an integral recount in #Guyana. It’s an important step to grant legitimacy to #GuyanaElections & we hope the process encounters no obstacles. We offer support of @OAS_official observers & recognize work of @CARICOMorg.”
GECOM earlier decided to conduct a countrywide recount. This was communicated by the Commission’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) Yolanda Ward. Ward said the recount will be conducted in chronological order, from Region One to Ten. It is currently unclear when the exercise will begin. Ward said all other details will be subsequently provided.
Later, in the Court of Appeal, it was related that GECOM would not go ahead with any plans for the recount until after the Court delivers its judgement on Sunday.
In a virtual media engagement today, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo related that the Party is still actively engaged in continuing to press all stakeholders, including the international community, to ensure that the electoral process is concluded in a democratic and transparent manner; that is by ensuring that there is a recount of the votes cast in the March polls.
The party leader said that the PPP’s push for a credible recount “will continue to the end”. He said the party is in favour of having the recount process televised so that all Guyanese would be able to see and judge for themselves how the process is conducted.
Jagdeo also lashed out at the APNU/AFC Coalition for what he terms “abusing” the Court process, in their bid to buy time and remain in office “illegally”.
He said there is “a huge struggle being waged by an APNU/AFC cabal” aimed at seeing David Granger is sworn in as president, even though “everyone knows that the PPP/C have won the elections,” he said.
The General Secretary explained that the PPP has demonstrated this by uploading the SOPs and the Tally Sheets which clearly show “a huge difference” between the results declared by Returning Officer for District Four Clairmont Mingo and those supplied by the PPP.
Jagdeo said he is hoping that the high-level CARICOM team would return to oversee the process.
The high-level team from CARICOM that was invited to oversee the recount of ballots cast at March 2, General and Regional Elections had withdrawn from the process following a court injunction to block the process.
