Following his controversial declaration of results, Region Four Returning Officer (RO) Clairmont Mingo has denied the requests by eight of the ten parties that contested the March 2 general and regional elections for recounts, while saying that none of their counting agents was properly appointed.
The request for a recount can only be made by a party counting agent.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday confirmed that requests were received for general recount from A New and United Guyana, Change Guyana, the Liberty and Justice Party, the Organization of Victory of the People, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, the People’s Republic Party, the Citizenship Initiative and The New Movement. Only the incumbent APNU+AFC, which is projected to win the polls based on the count, and the United Republican Party, whose leader has voiced his belief that votes were stolen, did not request recounts.