Every vote must be counted for transparent, credible results – Canadian diplomat
…hopes court ruling today does not impede recount process
News that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has decided to do a recount has been described by Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Lilian Chatterjee, as encouraging, as she noted the importance of every vote being counted.
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In an exclusive interview with this publication on Saturday, the High Commissioner noted that Guyana can only arrive at credible results if all votes are counted in a transparent manner. According to her, GECOM’s decision on Friday is one that the general public has been calling for.
“I am very encouraged that GECOM has proceeded with a national recount. This is what we’ve been calling for. We believe that every vote needs to be counted in order to have a transparent and credible process.”
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“So, I’m encouraged by that and I hope that the court ruling tomorrow [today] does not impede the recount process,” the High Commissioner noted, adding that she will have to wait and see what is the outcome of the court proceedings.
The Caribbean Community (Caricom) had previously been invited by caretaker President David Granger to supervise such a recount. Following the Caricom initiative which was signed by himself and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, the process had to be stopped when one of Granger’s own candidates moved to the court and was granted an injunction which halted the process. According to Chatterjee, it is important for independent observation of the recount.
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