THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has officially approved the candidacy of six out of seven political parties to contest the upcoming General and Regional Elections, scheduled for September 1, 2025.
This decision was made during a special meeting of the Commission held on Friday, in accordance with the legal requirements and statutory timelines following Nomination Day.
According to a release issued by the Commission, the approved parties are, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Alliance for Change (AFC), Assembly of Liberty and Prosperity (ALP), Forward Guyana Movement (FGM), People’s Progressive Party / Civic (PPP/C) and We Invest in Nationhood (WIN)
The only party that failed to make the cut was the Horizon & Star Party.
However, only four of the six—APNU, AFC, PPP/C and WIN have submitted candidate lists for all ten (10) electoral districts in the Regional Elections.
The ALP, according to the statement, will only contest in districts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10, while FGM has opted to contest in districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10.
GECOM confirmed that seven political parties had initially submitted lists of candidates on Nomination Day, July 14, 2025. However, only six met the legal requirements and were approved.
“After careful examination and processing of the respective lists to ensure that they conform to the legal requirements, the six (6) parties listed above were approved by the Commission,” GECOM stated.
Defective submissions were flagged by the Chief Elections Officer (CEO) by July 15, giving parties a two-day window to make corrections.
“Those parties were statutorily required to correct those defects highlighted by the CEO and resubmit by the 17th July, 2025. The resubmissions were received within the required timeline and processed; thereby allowing GECOM to approve the respective Lists of Candidates on the 18th July, 2025.” the release noted.
Looking ahead, political parties still have until July 21 to notify the CEO in writing of any joinder of lists an electoral provision that allows parties to combine lists under certain conditions. GECOM said the final, gazetted list of candidates will be published on July 23, 2025.

The approval clears the way for full-fledged campaigning from the six parties officially in the race.