Political parties in breach of law requiring declaration of elections expenses

None of the 11 political parties which contested the March General and Regional Elections (GRE) has submitted their declaration of expenses to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) as required by law, sources familiar with the matter have revealed.

Following a report that political commentator Christopher Ram had written GECOM Chair Claudette Singh requesting copies of these declarations, this newspaper reached out to the two major political parties and several of the smaller parties which appeared on the ballot.

Josh Kanhai of The New Movement (TNM) said that his party was not aware of the requirement.