Dear Editor,
ACROSS the world, we see how fragile democracies can become if their foundations are neglected. It is timely and necessary to reaffirm democratic principles.
I also extend full support and congratulations to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for fulfilling its constitutional duty under the Laws of Guyana and successfully concluding the 2025 elections.

At the heart of any democracy lies a simple but profound truth: legitimate power flows from the consent of the governed — we, the people.
Citizens are not passive subjects; they are the ultimate source of authority. The 2025 general elections reaffirmed this truth with striking clarity; some were punished in ways that many did not expect.

GECOM’s official results, published via the 10 Certificates of District Tabulations as seen in table 1, reflect the ascertained and tabulated results by GECOM staff with party agents, observers, and witnesses present on every occasion. By all measures, these elections were the most transparent in Guyana’s history.
GECOM staff meticulously followed the laws and procedures, ensuring full confidence not only in the certification of the results, but also in their wide publication, including official digital platforms.

For the first time in the history of Guyana, the electorate and citizens had access to the results before the political headquarters.
Many of us in the analyst community had enough evidence to arrive at a conclusive position sourced from these Statements of Poll as early as 23:00hrs on elections night. This process represents the highest standard of disclosure, transparency, and accuracy ever achieved in Guyana for an elections process. So again, congratulations to GECOM.
Since 18:09hrs on September 3, 2025, 100 percent of all the results have been publicly available, awaiting only the Chief Election Officer’s final aggregated national report to be submitted to the commission, as required by law.

Unfortunately, those who have little commitment to democracy saw it fit to delay and attempted to discredit the process. But this is to their own downfall. They are in for a shock come 2030, since any act of obstruction to the release of the final results was closely observed by the population, especially the youth. They will not be forgiving in 2030.
With those numbers produced from the voice of the people, any rational and conscientious political force would have conceded within 24 hours rather than try to peel the same onion in different ways, hoping to get a different outcome. I see it as delusional at best; political backwardness at worst.
The evidence is now etched in the history books and is indisputable. The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), led by its presidential candidate, His Excellency the President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, secured a decisive victory — the strongest mandate in the party’s history since 1992. Importantly, this was achieved in a modern environment defined by social media, real-time citizen reporting, and an unprecedented level of public scrutiny.

Quite a remarkable feat to score such a victory under the spotlight, so full credit goes to the PPP/C led by His Excellency Dr Ali and the General Secretary Dr Bharat Jagdeo.
Equally historic was the participation of young voters. Citizens under 35 years of age engaged in the electoral process in record numbers. In my interactions with them, I found a generation of voters between the ages of 18 -35 years, who are very analytical, independent in their thoughts and deeply committed to substance over rhetoric.
They are not blind followers; they will drop you like a hot cake if you cannot represent their interests. They want opportunities, empowerment, and economic upliftment, and they made it clear to me in these conversations; this is an oil economy and any force that fails to deliver on their needs will be hearing from them in 2030.
This group, between 18 and 35 years old, decisively rejected all appeals to ethnicity and identity politics during the 2025 elections, signalling that the era of mobilisation through “kith and kin” is over.

This shift represents one of the most refreshing developments in our democracy and sets the stage for even more transformative elections in 2030.
The facts — despite a five percent decline in overall voter turnout (compared to the previous general and regional elections in 2020), the PPP/C increased its support base by four percent. APNU’s support fell by 63 percent, relative to its previous result, while the AFC was entirely eliminated from parliament.
New forces emerged: the WIN team, Forward Guyana Movement and all other third forces grew from 9,906 votes combined in the previous elections to over 105,000 votes in 2025, an increase of more than 1,000 percent.

These trends highlight a remarkable realignment within the electorate and deserve further study by political analysts and scientists (see data in table 2).
In conclusion, the 2025 General and Regional Elections will be remembered as the most transparent, free, and fair in the history of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
It is now time for all of us — whether victors or not — to put aside division, grow up, and approach the future with humility. It is time to join hands in the patriotic task of building our nation from a policy front.

Those who are still crying sour grapes for personal reasons will be punished in 2030. This is a competitive process; there is no room for whining boys and girls; grow up!
Introspect, get back to the drawing board and start working on your 2030 campaign from now on, and stop complaining.
There is work to do in national development. Let us work together, as One Guyana, to further transform this country. And there is a President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and his name is Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali.
Sincerely,
Sasenarine Singh