–says PPP/C well positioned while APNU faces ‘difficulty’

PEOPLE’S Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo has urged citizens to remain calm and patient as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) continues the formal process of tabulation.

Jagdeo maintained his party is well positioned after a peaceful day of voting, predicting that the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) faces “a very difficult night” as results begin to emerge.
The General Secretary made these remarks on Monday evening after polls closed, while speaking to reporters at Freedom House, Georgetown.
He said: “From the party’s perspective, we had a good day, and I think the country had a good day. The formal process of voting went smoothly.”
While he did admit there were glitches, he said that GECOM was alerted and sought to accommodate the concerns of various political parties, and overall, there was nothing fatal about the voting process.

Calling for the nation to maintain its calm posture, Jagdeo also told them to be patient as the results trickle in from different parts of the country.
On voter turnout, he stated that it appears lower compared to the 2020 General and Regional Elections.
While telling voters not to be carried away by individual Statements of poll (SOPs), he said that it is hard to form an opinion based on what is being seen on an individual’s SOPs, but the PPP/C has a macro picture, which is good.

The General Secretary further said that the results are going to be known very soon, noting: “We don’t have to wait five months for these results, because by tomorrow, I expect all of the SOPs to be uploaded, and then every Guyanese would know the result of the elections.”
He also spoke about the dismal picture that is on the horizon for APNU, noting that their hope of damaging the PPP/C’s base has backfired.
Jagdeo also addressed Monday’s isolated disruptions, including an incident involving the Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton at a polling place, and reports of misinformation being spread by opposition agents.
He stressed that while such issues were disruptive, they did not undermine the integrity of the overall process.
He also condemned the fabricated SOPs posted by the US-sanctioned Azruddin Mohamed’s political outfit, We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), which surfaced at 18:01 hrs, immediately after the close of polls.

A statement from GECOM read by Public Relations Officer (PRO) Yolanda Ward on Monday, stressed that it would have been impossible for ballot counting to have commenced at any polling station within that timeframe.

GECOM described the act as “despicable”, noting that it appears designed to create the false impression, particularly through the Facebook page linked to “Team Mohammed”/WIN.
Dr. Jagdeo commented on the disturbing matter and said: “I would urge them to desist from this; in a day’s time, everybody would know the results. So, it may give you a short-term advantage now by uploading an SOP here or there, but you should not by any standard upload fake ones, but at the end of the day, the results would be known.
While explaining Guyana’s voting system, which is Proportional Representation (PR), he said: “So, it’s a simple system, and at the end of the day, every vote would be added up; all the votes around the country for each party, and then the results would be known to the public.”