Dear Sir,
I WAS watching the televised recount of the General and Regional Elections. As I looked at the zeros piling up for the other parties, I wondered about that. Did they actually pay to be part of this process? And, did they actually expect to get more than their own vote? There were eight political parties contesting the General and Regional Elections? Subtracting the two behemoths, you have six groups masquerading as political parties. These jokers were travelling at enormous speeds to get registered; that did not ring a bell with anyone? What! Was it considered just a sick joke? It must be noted that in some countries, political parties have to prove that they have enough numbers to be called a political party, much less to partake in an election. Did these people reach the criteria?
(1) A political party is a social structure created to meet the needs of people in a changing social and economic society.

(2) Political parties are supposed to play the major role in a pluralistic system in mobilising the popular will to guide the national leadership.
Their two (2) functions are:
To present alternative policies to the electorate, and act as organised opposition to the party in power. Here we have some people with their lustful motivation of self- interest, who joined either for pride or profit, and I would gamble the latter. Who are these people? Is your thought process that easy? Well, since they have put themselves out front, I would think that we ought to know a little more than just rank and serial number. Like how did you get into this in the first place, and who prompted you? Did you have an idea of what you were in for? Was their appearance just to muddy the waters? Could they seriously think that they (whoever they are) do a better job of running this country? It’s incredulous! Are they politicians? Well, in Guyana politics, that’s a toss-up. But is that it?
Our CARICOM sister or brother states like Trinidad; population 22.8 million, political parties two (2). Jamaica pop 3 Mil, parties two (2) Canada Pod 37.mil parties five (%). America, pop 328 Mil parties three (3) Guyana pop 779. parties eight (8).

To enter the fray, the new political parties have to get 300 members signatures, that is eighteen hundred signatures. I wonder how much a signature cost? Then there is the 65 members for the house, with 30% being women. Did I fail to mention the deposit?, which would stand to reason that they would have to have a sponsor, a deep, deep pocket sponsor. The talk is how the PPP. spent some 39 Michael, to get their talk show going. But in the Big country money that is only 35 Towels and some change and even though they ‘skinting’ right now, that is still chump change. Therefore it had to be us, and that is plenty, plenty money, to use and come up empty handed.

There is no way that some fly by night political parties could be a part of the General and Regional elections without help, and substantial help also. With 39 Michael to play with, we all could make a comfortable guess as to who bankrolled them. Taking into consideration a retread politician who disguises as a writer for one of the ‘rags’ said that there was a 6% (voters) outside the main who were looking for a new political home. Would that be a collective 6% or a singular 6%, whichever it is, it’s definitely a handshake (set up) for one of the minions to piggy-back right into the big house- compliments of the PPP.

While the anomalies pile up the PPP in their usual “we got this” cavalier style relies on the lies and propaganda put out against the coalition, by the daily trumpeters of who continues to imply that what is published showing their underbelly is not factual. The chief sleuth of the PPP boasted in a letter of how many are behind their cause, because their fight is for democracy. DEMOCRACY! What is this democracy that his fight is about. “One Man, One Vote”. (And don’t go thinking that it’s more than that) We got that, so what is the problem? The sleuth said that the world is with them; he named names and organisations that will willingly give assistance, if needed. But all he did was to name the usual suspects. One thing he forgot to name is the people with the franchise: We Guyanese, and how we use it.

Presently, we are dealing with the recount and COVID-19, and also the screams of the Carter Center, because they did not make the cut. Why are they so gung-ho about returning to Guyana? Do they have the magic bullet? Yes, they do. That is why the pleadings are so strenuous. They were supposed to come and put credibility to the whole Coalition rigging campaign, and that magical word “SANCTIONS” would reappear, forcing our surrender. Unfortunately for them, however, with the assistance of COVID, we were able to make the NO more emphatic. What we should suggest is that when they are observers and scrutineers in their own elections, we will welcome them back.
Regards,
Milton Bruce