PPP/C will go into National Assembly with bigger majority than in 2020 – Jagdeo

General Secretary (GS) of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, has declared that the governing party is set to return to the National Assembly with a larger majority than it secured in 2020, following Monday’s General and Regional Elections.
In an interview with Newsource on Tuesday, Jagdeo expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the polls, describing the process as “extremely peaceful” and “efficiently organised”. He credited the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for its management of the exercise, noting that reforms introduced after the 2020 electoral controversy had ensured greater transparency.
“We changed the law because of what took place in 2020, when a spreadsheet was used instead of Statements of Poll (SOPs) to tabulate results. Today, GECOM has uploaded about 98 percent of SOPs, and any Guyanese with a calculator can verify the outcome,” Jagdeo asserted.
According to the PPP GS, the preliminary tallies give the governing party a decisive lead. While he stopped short of announcing official results, he stressed that the available SOPs clearly point to a comfortable victory.
“The PPP will go into the National Assembly with a bigger majority than it did in 2020. That’s very clear from the trend you were seeing and from the gap between our total votes and that of WIN, APNU, and all the other small parties combined. There is a substantial difference between the votes we garnered at the elections and what our opponents managed collectively,” Jagdeo declared.
“Now, we knew, based on our polls, we sought to signal this to APNU. Several times at my press conference, I did this, that the WIN party was going to do damage to APNU. And they would do so because of a combination of things. One, that there are several people in APNU who supported APNU in the past who did not want to support APNU again, and they were looking for a party that is not the PPP. So, WIN benefited from that,” he said.
Cabinet decisions rest with President Ali
Guyanese went to the polls on Monday for the 2025 General and Regional Elections, and while the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has yet to officially declare the results, its online Statements of Poll are projecting that the incumbent Government is leading in at least eight of the ten administrative regions.
These include Regions One (Barima-Waini), Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), Four (Demerara-Mahaica), Five (Mahaica-Berbice), Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), and Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo).

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This would be the first time in the country’s history that the PPP/C has gained control of Region Four – the largest voting district and home of the capital city, Georgetown, once controlled by A Partnership for National Unity.
Projections are that the PPP/C will increase its majority in the National Assembly. Currently, the PPP has 33 seats in Parliament, while the APNU and joinder parties have 32.
The country’s main political opposition, the Peoples National Congress (PNC)-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), has lost significant support in its strongholds, including Regions 4 and 10.
When asked about the makeup of the next Government, Jagdeo made it clear that the decision lies with President Irfaan Ali.
“That’s for President Ali to do. As General Secretary, my role is to ensure the party’s success at the polls. The President will determine what the new Government looks like,” he stated.
Further, Jagdeo also took aim at the current Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton, who continues to suggest a possible pathway to victory despite the public availability of SOPs. He dismissed such claims as “nonsense”, insisting that the outcome was now “a matter of mathematics”.
Meanwhile, when asked about the US-sanctioned businessman, Azruddin Mohamed’s We Invest in Nationhood party’s ability to contribute to the National Assembly, Jagdeo sarcastically expressed enthusiasm, stating, “Parliament will be very interesting… I may start going more often to Parliament to listen to Azruddin Mohamed make a speech. I’m looking forward to him speaking in the Parliament, which is sometimes a very unforgiving environment. Politics will be interesting.”