A group of United States (US) senators yesterday urged President David Granger to honour the will of the Guyanese people and concede.
The call was made by US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), who is the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues, along with Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, as well as Ben Cardin (D-MD).
In a joint statement encouraging Guyanese authorities to begin a democratic transition of power that reflects the results of the March 2nd general and regional elections, the senators said it was “unacceptable” that nearly four months since their national election, the Guyanese people are still waiting for an official result following the general and regional elections.
“We share in the frustration expressed by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Organization of American States (OAS), and other international stakeholders, and call on the Guyanese authorities to issue an official election declaration that reflects the results of the March 2nd election which were confirmed in the official recount by CARICOM’s observer mission,” they said.
“Recent reports suggest questionable maneuvers by interested parties designed to continue forestalling a final declaration of results, which members of the press say indicates a defeat for the incumbent government. President Granger should honor the will of the Guyanese people and concede,” they added, while extending their support and solidarity to the people of Guyana.
The senators further said that for the sake of the people, the future of democracy and the rule of law in the western hemisphere, the ongoing “uncertainty and gamesmanship must end.”
