– Says free, fair elections should be everlasting condition
GENERAL SECRETARY of the People’s Progressive Party, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, has said that the party stands by, and wants, free and fair elections to be an everlasting condition of how governments are elected in Guyana.
He made these remarks on Sunday during the closing press conference following the party’s 32nd congress, which was held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre over the weekend.

Following the congress, Dr. Jagdeo highlighted that numerous resolutions were passed, with one particularly crucial resolution focusing on the party’s determination to pressure the government into guaranteeing elections that are free, fair, and accountable.
“We want free and fair elections to be an everlasting condition of how we choose our governments, not through rigged processes,” the General Secretary said.

With this, he said that if these measures include having more international observers or strengthening the laws of the country, this push will be supported by the PPP.
According to him, the party’s adoption of this position reinforces the government’s established positions, confirming that the administration is on the right track.

Guyanese are expected to head to the polls in late 2025 for General and Regional Elections as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) earlier this year commenced the claims and objections exercise.
The position taken by the PPP to push for free and fair elections comes after the 2020 General and Regional elections dragged on for months.

This election saw a series of lengthy court battles and later the recount of votes leading to the elections commission declaring victory for the PPP/C.
Following that process, those who rejected those results filed legal challenges which were thrown out by the courts. However, several GECOM officials and People’s National Congress/Reform (PNC/R) members were charged with electoral fraud.