The Electoral Reform Group (ERG) says that there can be no justification for the rigging of elections in Guyana.
The ERG in a statement on Tuesday was referring to contentious remarks made by former Prime Minister Hamilton Green, delivered at the LFS Burnham Foundation’s annual commemorative symposium last weekend.
According to the ERG, there are undoubtedly challenges to the way Guyana’s democracy functions, but the civil society organization says that these challenges cannot be overcome by election rigging. “Our political leaders need to do the hard work that comes with democratic responsibility, including constitutional reform and reconciliation,” the ERG says, and “The government would do well to understand the frustrations and fears expressed by Mr. Green and engage the nation in a meaningful process of constitutional and electoral reform.”