PETITIONER Ganga Persaud has filed an Election Petition on behalf of the People’s Progressive Party (Civic) list of candidates.Among other things, he is contending that notwithstanding there was international acclamation that the Election was free and fair, he is asking the court to find that the contrary is the case.
But Senior Counsel Mr. Rex Mc Kay, who will be leading a team of lawyers representing the coalition, is to ask petitioner Ganga Persaud to forward further particulars.
It was learnt that after such particulars have been forwarded, lawyers representing Dr. Harold Lutchman, representative of the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU + AFC) List of Candidates, will get down to work.
They will then file an affidavit in answer and the court will begin taking arguments.
At the elections on May 11, 2015, a Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change secured 207, 200 votes.
The Independent Party – 344 votes
National Independent Party – 262 votes
People’s Progressive Party/ Civic – 202,694 votes
The United Force (TUF) 1, 080 votes
United Republican Party 432 votes.

According to the petitioner, the said elections were unlawfully conducted and/or that the results of the said elections (if lawfully conducted) were affected or might have been affected by unlawful acts or omissions.
The elections he said, were not held in conformity with the law in relation to elections, more particularly, the Constitution of Guyana and the Representation of the People Act Chapter 103.

By George Barclay