The Gayana General Election is scheduled to be held on Monday May 11,2015
Early elections were called as a result of a stand-off between President Donald Ramotar and the National Assembly; after the President had defied spending cuts imposed by the National Assembly consisting of 65 Members, the legislature called for a Motion of No Confidence
Guyana is the third poorest country in Latin America after Haiti and Nicaragua, according to World Bank figures
Guyana is ethnically divided, with people of Indian descent historically backing the PPP/C and those of African descent backing opposition parties.
Gayana has one of the world's highest emigration rates - more than 55% of its citizens live abroad.
President Donald Ramtohar subsequently suspended the National Assembly in November 2014 and dissolved it three months later
President Donald Ramotar announced the election date on 20 January 2015
Incumbent President Donald Ramotar(in power for more than two decades) of the People's Progressive Party - Civic (PPP/C) is running against David Granger, representing a five-party opposition coalition.
David Granger, a 69-year-old retired army general, ran against Mr Ramotar in the last presidential election in 2011 and lost.But he sounded a confident note, "We really want to establish a government of national unity that will make people feel that it is inclusive." he told
If the PPP/C wins, it will be its sixth consecutive term in office and the second for Donald Ramotar.
President Ramotar, casting his vote alongside his wife Deolatchmee, said he was very confident of victory.
Early elections were called as a result of a stand-off between President Donald Ramotar and the National Assembly; after the President had defied spending cuts imposed by the National Assembly consisting of 65 Members, the legislature called for a Motion of No Confidence
Guyana is the third poorest country in Latin America after Haiti and Nicaragua, according to World Bank figures
Guyana is ethnically divided, with people of Indian descent historically backing the PPP/C and those of African descent backing opposition parties.
Gayana has one of the world's highest emigration rates - more than 55% of its citizens live abroad.
President Donald Ramtohar subsequently suspended the National Assembly in November 2014 and dissolved it three months later
President Donald Ramotar announced the election date on 20 January 2015
Incumbent President Donald Ramotar(in power for more than two decades) of the People's Progressive Party - Civic (PPP/C) is running against David Granger, representing a five-party opposition coalition.
David Granger, a 69-year-old retired army general, ran against Mr Ramotar in the last presidential election in 2011 and lost.But he sounded a confident note, "We really want to establish a government of national unity that will make people feel that it is inclusive." he told
If the PPP/C wins, it will be its sixth consecutive term in office and the second for Donald Ramotar.
President Ramotar, casting his vote alongside his wife Deolatchmee, said he was very confident of victory.
Donald Granger said after casting his vote he thought his party would win 58 % of the vote
Ex-general David Granger wins Guyana election
A retired army general, David Granger, is expected to become Guyana's new president, the election board says.
His A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) coalition won by a slim margin
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