–incumbent party secures 36 seats, WIN 16 seats, APNU 12 seats, FGM one seat

THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), after certifying the results of the 2025 general and regional elections presented by the Chief Elections Officer (CEO) in his report, declared Dr. Irfaan Ali President-elect for a second term, cementing a decisive victory for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) in the 2025 General and Regional Elections.
The declaration followed a 24-hour delay after the Opposition-nominated GECOM Commissioners were a no-show at a meeting scheduled for Friday evening. The meeting was adjourned by GECOM Chairperson Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh.

Despite earlier indications that they might not turn up again, the Opposition-nominated commissioners turned up, and the full commission met.
This paved the way for Justice Singh to make the final declaration of results from Monday’s polls.
The declaration was done in keeping with article 177(2) of the Constitution.

All local and international observer missions have concluded that the elections were free and fair in Guyana.
In keeping with Section 96 of the Representation of the People Act, the Chief Elections Officer (CEO) compiled the official results using the declarations provided by the Returning Officers, while also factoring in the verified outcomes of the recounts.

This report was presented to the Elections Commission, and a final declaration has been made.
In view of the foregoing, and having reviewed the report presented by the CEO Vishnu Persaud, the Commission declared that, “whereas the list of candidates of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic for election of members to the National Assembly held on 1st September, 2025 pursuant to article 60(2) of the Constitution designated Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, as the presidential candidate for the said election; and whereas more votes were cast in favour of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic than in favour of the list of any other party contesting the election of members

to the National Assembly held pursuant to article 60(2) of the Constitution, and in accordance with the provision of article 177(2) of the Constitution, the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission declared that Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the presidential candidate designated in the list of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic has been elected President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.”

Following the declaration, GECOM Commissioner Sase Gunraj, in an invited comment outside of GECOM’s headquarters, said that the process was simple.
However, he said that the APNU Commissioners abstained from supporting the results.

“No reasons were given for the abstention, and no issues were raised with the report,” he said.
Deputy Chief Elections Officer Aneal Giddings, while engaging the media, noted that the meeting was fully constituted with all commissioners and GECOM Chairperson Singh present.
The PPP/C’s win was underscored by landslide gains as the official results, as declared by the elections body, show that the People’s Progressive Party Civic won the elections by over 242,000 votes.

Guyana showed its democratic growth on September 1, 2025, as citizens across all 10 regions voted in a smooth and orderly electoral process.
From the early morning polls opening at 06:00hrs to the vote-counting, elections day, 2025, highlighted the best of Guyanese democracy.

Six political parties contested the polls this year, but the PPP/C’s strong showing across the ten administrative regions has solidified its mandate to govern for an additional five years.
Based on the results, the PPP/C will return to office once again with a substantial parliamentary majority.

The PPP/C secured 36 seats in the National Assembly, while We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) gained 16 seats, the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) gained 12 seats, and Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) gained one seat.