While several key electoral reform recommendations have been addressed, 19 others – including campaign financing and dispute resolution – remain untouched, according to a report from the European Union (EU) Election Follow-Up Mission (EFM).
Providing political context, the report stated that Guyana’s economy grew by an unparalleled 62.3 per cent in 2022 and with the oil and gas sector fuelling this economic boom the stakes are “high for the 2025 general elections, as, whichever party wins, it will have at its disposal unprecedented financial resources to implement its development policies”.