The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) made inroads in the Kwakwani Neighbourhood Democratic Council election as it has increased the number of seats it has on the council by two.
Results from Monday’s local government elections polls released by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) show that the PPP/C was able to secure equal number of seats as the opposition in the proportional representation votes. However in the First-Past the-Post system, four seats were won by APNU candidates while two went to the PPP/C.
General Secretary of the Party, Bharrat Jagdeo during his press conference on Thursday at Freedom House trumpeted, “This is not just inroads but major impacts. We have picked up more seats and more support… this is the true record of the PPP/C.”
GECOM records show that the PPP/C in 2018 picked up 135 votes compared to 424 this year while APNU and AFC’s combined 2018 votes stood at 388. This year APNU increased its votes to 528 while in 2018, APNU secured 209 votes.
Votes in 2018 were split with an independent group, Kwakwani Unity for Progress (KUFP. It had secured 187 votes in the last elections.
