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The world has accepted the outcome, except the PNC! I tell ayuh, PNC and their hardcore supporters believes they are all powerful and a law unto themselves!
Well so was Hitler and Sadaam.
@Former Member posted:
All political parties accept PPP victory except Coalition
Jun 09, 2020 News 0 Comments
â Highlights plans for way forward
By Shikema Dey
With the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections recount concluded, seeing the Opposition Peopleâs Progressive Party (PPP) emerging the victors with an unassailable lead, the other political players who contested in the elections have accepted the results and are in the process of moving forward, sharing different views on their plans to bring change in Guyana.
- That is with the exception of the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition who continue to maintain that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) cannot deliver credible elections results using âillegal and fraudulentâ votes.
The results of the tabulation show that the PPP has won the recount with a grand total of 233,336 votes against the APNU+AFC Coalitionâs 217,920 votes. While the tabulation of the votes has been completed, no declaration has been made, and the very last District, Region Four, is yet to be certified.
The Coalition, in a statement by Campaign Co-Chair Joseph Harmon stated âTabulation is not Validation: once only valid votes are counted.â If this is done, he noted, the Coalition will emerge victorious.
This paper yesterday made multiple attempts to make contact with several senior members of the incumbent administration, including Harmon, to offer their views on the way forward but none were answered.
Invitation for participation â PPP
While he has avoided any commitment to shared governance at the executive level, PPP Presidential candidate and effective President-Elect, Dr. Irfaan Ali, told Kaieteur News that he was looking forward to inviting political parties and civil society stakeholders to providing input into state infrastructure particularly at the level of boards and other policy creation and implementation mechanisms.
âI have a duty to all Guyanese,â Ali said, âPPP supporters, yes, but also to all Guyanese to ensure that their voices are heard.â
He said that recognition needs to be given to the various stakeholders who were involved in the recount process and who lent their support to âupholding of democracyâ, including the small parties, Guyanese at home and in the diaspora and the various international partners like CARICOM, the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
Ali said that he intends to reach across the aisle and floated his intention, for example, of inviting all other contesting parties to meet with a PPP/C government and share key highlights of their manifesto and other plans.
âBefore all that is done, however, we need to put the elections behind us before we can talk about embracing the future together,â he said.
Moving forward â TCI
The 2020 Elections saw the emergence of a string of new political parties, most of which have been active and visible during the recount.
For The Citizenship Initiative (TCI), priority is commencing preparations for the Local Government Elections (LGE) and to build on the credibility attained during the elections season. Kaieteur News spoke with Presidential Candidate, Rondha-Ann Lam who said that the 2020 Elections was educational, teaching lessons that many take years to learn.
âWe got an intimate look into the elections process, campaigning, moving up towards the recount, and ultimately the recount helped us to see the inner workings of GECOM, how the votes are tabulated, to the declaration of the winner. It was the baptism of fire, but at the same time, it was an educational experience that perhaps, as a politician, it would have taken years to learn,â Lam told this paper.
According to her, despite the party not making a dent in the elections, the vision they brought to the table will stay with Guyanese many years to come.
âWhat TCI is looking to do,â Lam said âis build on the credibility that we have established, the integrity that we have maintained. Six hundred and eighty people voted for us. It might seem like a little bit but it meant a lot to us. It meant that 680 people believed in us.â
Ending the winner-takes- all system â ANUG
For A New and United Guyana (ANUG), a change to the âwinner-takes-all systemâ is their primary focus in the years to come. Chairman of ANUG, Timothy Jonas told this paper that the party will be pushing for constitutional reform and inclusive governance, two integral topics that are blasted during campaign season and according to Jonas, forgotten when the hard work begins.
He explained that the very system is what polarizes Guyanese every five years âbecause you have a winner and a loser.â
âANUG is going to be, from day one, saying to the PPP that you need to have shared governance where that opposition whether you like them or not, you must acknowledge that they represent 40 odd % of the population,â Jonas said.
He stressed âThat 40 odd percent of Guyana needs to be represented in decision making. And the system needs to change that representatives of that specific party are in there making decisions with you.â
Jonas made the partyâs position clear that is there any delay in âconstitutional reform, we will be quarrelling.â
He said, âWe are waiting because we know from long, hard experience, when you win elections, you stop talking about constitutional reform, you stop talking about shared governance and you start enjoying yourselves. So we are waiting.â
Towards greater youth involvement â TNM
The New Movement with Presidential Candidate, Dr. Asha Kissoon at the head, is of the belief that youth should play a more âactive role at the highest level of Guyanese politics.â This, according to the party, will âbring a breath of fresh air to this divisive and toxic political climate we will inherit.â
TNM in a statement called on Guyanaâs youth population, to not be manipulated by political leaders.
The party said âResist the urge, especially by political leaders who enjoy cordial relationships behind the scenes, to endanger your lives on the streets in confrontation with your political opposition and police.â
TNM also called on the new political parties to ban together, in order to be a vibrant third force and bring an end to the âmajority governmentâ trend.
âThe time has come,â the statement said, âfor us to come together at the center of the Guyanese political spectrum to offer critical analysis and workable alternatives for the Guyanese people.â
Address racial discrimination â URP
For the United Republican Party, the issue of racial discrimination and segregation needs to be addressed by the new government. Leader, Vishnu Bandhu in a statement, urged the new leaders to âcome off of their high horses and think of creating a level playing field for all.â
According to him, âOur country needs to heal the scars of racism which have consumed our country for decades. The tradition of riots and disobedience after almost every election must be stemmed and citizens from all races, creed, and class must have a feeling of belonging.â
@Former Member posted:The world has accepted the outcome, except the PNC! I tell ayuh, PNC and their hardcore supporters believes they are all powerful and a law unto themselves!
Well so was Hitler and Sadaam.
The election results is now being held hostage by APNU. This is where things can get dicey.
Iâm not sure Iâm reading it correct but the âaxis of evilâ seem to have developed a few cracks.
The recently emerged small parties in Jagdeo back pack aren't speaking for lots of people. They are known as zero parties in many districts . The number of votes for the three parties making up the joinder list may not get a seat.
Doesnât matter, small or big they have a right and duty to speak out. Itâs their country like everyone elseâs. It not the law of the jungle where bullies rule.
It is a crucial decision for those who represent Afro-Guyanese. It is with heaviness of heart that they must decide to surrender their complete dominance of Guyana even when not the government.
The Discplined Forces will change and the general population of Afro-Guyanese will contemplate the possibilites of sharing Guyana with an enemy they considered since coming to the shores of British Guiana.
I think they should consider PARTITION.
This is an ideal moment for it.
The leadership of the Afro-Guyanese must be contemplating the leadership conceding to, corruption of the past and their future in an Indian style government. They have experienced twenty three years of it.
@Former Member posted:The world has accepted the outcome, except the PNC! I tell ayuh, PNC and their hardcore supporters believes they are all powerful and a law unto themselves!
Well so was Hitler and Sadaam.
And we cut them down to size. Very soon we will be escorting Granger from the Office of the President. All the furnitures that the PNC stole from the PPP will be recovered. No more eye pass. Moses has already been kicked out of the Coalition. Rumjat is next.