President Donald Ramotar insists that the 2015 electoral process was rigged, as evidenced by several documented cases of irregularities that could materially impact the results of the 2015 General and Regional elections.GECOM’s numbers (preliminary) indicated that APNU+AFC secured some 206, 817 votes in the General elections, while the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) received the support of 201,457 voters in the May 11 national polls. At the regional elections, the PPP/C gained some 198,148 votes, while APNU+AFC leads with 201,324.
If the preliminary results are upheld, APNU+AFC is expected to secure 33 seats in the National Assembly, while the PPP/C takes away 32 seats.
Notably, however, is that at both the General and Regional Elections, the PPP/C secured the greatest level of support in six electoral districts – Regions 1 (Barima/Waini), 2 (Pomeroon/ Supenaam), 3 (Essequibo/ Islands), 5 (Mahaica/ Berbice), 6 (East Berbice/ Corentyne) and Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo).