US repeats calls for free, fair, transparent and credible recount

International pressure is mounting for the National Recount exercise being conducted by the Guyana Elections Commission to ascertain the votes cast on March 2 last, to be respected and conducted in a free and transparent manner.

US Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Michael Kozak

This, as the coalition A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) continues to argue against the credibility of the March 2 poll, as the ongoing recount continues to unearth significant inflation of votes in its favour—the new count diminishing their fraudulently obtained votes.
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday—in his Independence Day message to Guyana—called on the incumbent APNU/AFC Government to respect the wishes of the voters.
Pompeo, using a social media platform, stated, “We urge the Government to respect the wishes of the voters, as peacefully expressed in the March 2 election.”
According to the US diplomat, “any recount should be conducted in a free, fair, transparent, and credible manner.”
Acting Assistant Secretary for the US Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Michael Kozak has since also taken to social media to repeat the sentiments saying, “I echo the wishes of @SecPompeo (sic) to the people of #Guyana for a Happy Independence Day.”
According to Kozak, “I second his call for a free, fair, transparent and credible vote recount process, leading to an outcome that reflects the will of the Guyanese people.”
Guyana’s 2020 electoral cycle and what has since been deemed a transparent attempt at electoral fraud, in addition to the ongoing recount have captured international attention and is even being used as a measuring stick of what some countries want to avoid in their electoral process.