OAS Secretary General makes good on Permanent Council threat

Jul 14, 2020 News 0 Comments

– Guyana may face similar resolution as Venezuela on government legitimacy

The Secretary General of the Organisation of American States, Luis Almagro has requested the Chair of the Permanent Council Luis Fernando Cordero Montoya, to convene a meeting with the aim of addressing the electoral situation in Guyana. This is in line with a previous statement from the OAS, which warned that the Secretariat would write to the Council on the Guyana situation
Almagro published notice of his request on Twitter, with a copy of the letter attached. Addressing the Chair, Almagro stated, “I have the honour of addressing Your Excellency to request your support in calling a meeting of the Permanent Council to deal with the situation of the electoral process in Guyana.”

OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro

The Permanent Council is one of the two main political bodies of the OAS, alongside the General Assembly, responsible for watching vigilantly over the maintenance of friendly relations among the member states, and assists them in the peaceful settlement of their disputes. As it relates to the Guyana situation, the member states had signed on to the Inter American Democratic Charter in 2001, which states that, “The peoples of the Americas have a right to democracy and their governments have an obligation to promote and defend it.”
Referring to this verse of the Charter in a recent statement, the OAS underscored the responsibility of Governments in this hemisphere to seek after good democracy with its member states, and stated, “It is past time that the current leaders of Guyana comply with their democratic responsibilities and allow the newly elected government to take its place.”
Guyana’s electoral process has dragged on for four months, with officials at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) continuing to rack up attempts to alter the correct results so that it gives the APNU+AFC coalition a false victory.
The Chief Elections Officer has been given his fourth chance by Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Justice Claudette Singh to submit a report based on the recount results, which shows the PPP/C to have a 15,416-vote lead over APNU+AFC.
In a statement last Friday, the OAS had condemned persons whose actions display clear partisan bias, and who apply this bias unreservedly in hindering the natural unfolding of the democratic process in Guyana. In this regard, it called for those persons to be excluded from the electoral process. In the following statement released the next day, it became apparent that the OAS was referring principally to the Chief Elections Officer, who it said is acting in bad faith and contrary to the interest of democracy in Guyana.
Despite its urgency, the Chair refused to dismiss Lowenfield amidst mounting calls, and has given him yet another chance to submit a report on the correct results of the elections.
Meanwhile, the meeting of the OAS Permanent Council which has been requested by Almagro, is set to elevate the protraction and hijacking of Guyana’s democracy to an international stage for consideration by the organisation’s 35 member states. This Council has the power to pass resolutions condemning illegitimate governments and refusing to recognise them. One example is its decision not to recognise the legitimacy of the Maduro Government in 2019, following a non-credible election in 2018.
Though APNU+AFC officials condemn foreign governments and multilateral organisations now for speaking on the Guyana situation, Guyana joined 18 other nations in the hemisphere on the successful resolution at the OAS, condemning the illegitimate Maduro Government.
Back in April, US Ambassador Sarah Lynch had responded to criticisms of US policy on the Guyana situation, reminding that in January 2019, Guyana displayed its leadership in defence of representative government recently by joining other Lima Group members from the Americas to strive for a democratic resolution to the crisis in Venezuela.
She had stated “Along with 12 other countries, Guyana proclaimed in January 2019, ‘We reiterate that the electoral process that took place in Venezuela on May 20, 2018, lacked legitimacy as it neither included the participation of all political actors in Venezuela, nor did it have the presence of independent international observers, nor did it comply with the necessary guarantees or international standards for a free, fair and transparent election. Accordingly, we do not recognize the legitimacy of the new presidential term of Nicolás Maduro, or his regime, which commences on January 10, 2019.”
Guyana has made good on its commitment to respect the Charter in other cases as well.
Internationally-respected Caribbean academic and diplomat, Sir Ronald Sanders had told Kaieteur Radio in June that Guyana’s undermined democratic electoral process could get it thrown out of the OAS if a government is sworn in on the basis of false results. Such an attempt has been made five times during this election season.
Following resolutions by organisations like the OAS, it is not uncommon for consequences to follow. Venezuela is a striking example of the effectiveness of sanctions against undemocratic governments. Countries in the hemisphere have executed a range of sanctions against the government and against offending officials for years.
Venezuelan officials have faced sanctions from the US such as frozen assets, cancelled visas and bans on business with American companies. The country also faces more serious, sectoral sanctions. The US has provided a page cataloguing Venezuela-related sanctions – https://www.state.gov/venezuela-related-sanctions/
Similar sanctions have been replicated against the Bolivarian Republic by other countries in the hemisphere. The result is a Venezuelan economy that suffers, while countries refuse to conduct business with Venezuela, and millions of its citizens run to neighbouring countries for food.

If the APNU/AFC does not want outside interference then they shouldn't call for outside help for their border dispute with Venezuela.

These outsiders talking too long.  Time for some action!  PNC will be belligerent as long as they believe it's all talk!

@Ramakant-P posted:

If the APNU/AFC does not want outside interference then they shouldn't call for outside help for their border dispute with Venezuela.

Foreign intervention on the border disputes and foreign election observers are two different things. Guyana as a commonwealth member state, the British can intervene, whereas CARICOM and OAS were observers of the 2020 election but were told to get the hell out. 

The only thing that matters is that of the Brazilian Armed forces putting pressure on Guyana.

The OAS will now expel Guyana from the organization.  Caricom will follow immediately after.

@Former Member posted:

These outsiders talking too long.  Time for some action!  PNC will be belligerent as long as they believe it's all talk!

@Ramakant-P posted:

The OAS will now expel Guyana from the organization.  Caricom will follow immediately after.

Not to forget, the USA is a member of the OAS. It will lead the charge against an illegal Granger regime.

@Ramakant-P posted:

The OAS will now expel Guyana from the organization.  Caricom will follow immediately after.

On what basis? And don't even suggest on the basis of stealing an election as the results have not yet been declared by GECOM.

Isn't it funny every international body can only be concerned with the the tabulated figures but entirely ignore the fraudulent claims? 

I am happy all of our enemies are being revealed. 

@Rochelle posted:

Fools (not you) rush in where angels fear to thread.

@Rochelle posted:

On what basis? And don't even suggest on the basis of stealing an election as the results have not yet been declared by GECOM.

Isn't it funny every international body can only be concerned with the the tabulated figures but entirely ignore the fraudulent claims? 

I am happy all of our enemies are being revealed. 

Claims only become facts after they are pronounced on in a court of law. The certified totals from the recount is factual. It also proved Mingo's insertion of ghost voters as well as Lowenfield suddenly finding some 130k votes on June 11th he didn't have on June 23rd when he found 160k votes more than he had on June 16th.

The PNC mischief is already revealed to the entire world. 

@Rochelle posted:

On what basis? And don't even suggest on the basis of stealing an election as the results have not yet been declared by GECOM.

Isn't it funny every international body can only be concerned with the the tabulated figures but entirely ignore the fraudulent claims? 

I am happy all of our enemies are being revealed. 

You said it. The fraud was perpetrated by the PNC and then throw the blame on the PPP. How many times Lowenfield is going to tabulate the figures.? Only a stupid person can think that you can turn back after jumping off a mounting.

@Ramakant-P posted:

You said it. The fraud was perpetrated by the PNC and then throw the blame on the PPP. How many times Lowenfield is going to tabulate the figures.? Only a stupid person can think that you can turn back after jumping off a mounting.

@Rochelle does not seem to follow the evils of the PNC. She just blows hot air defending the fraudsters and thugs. She should be a criminal attorney. She could lie with the best of them until she gets caught.

@Former Member posted:

@Rochelle does not seem to follow the evils of the PNC. She just blows hot air defending the fraudsters and thugs. She should be a criminal attorney. She could lie with the best of them until she gets caught.

She jumps to the conclusion then goes about trying to prove her conclusions are correct. She manipulates the English Language without knowing the facts of the case.  She lies and repeats them more often then starts to believe her own lies.

@Ramakant-P posted:

She jumps to the conclusion then goes about trying to prove her conclusions are correct. She manipulates the English Language without knowing the facts of the case.  She lies and repeats them more often then starts to believe her own lies.

It's a common trait of the PNC fraudsters and thugs.

@Rochelle posted:

@Rochelle posted:

He looks like a GNI'er.