Guyana: Presidential election can be held by February 2020 – Elections Commission

The Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice Claudette Singh, says an election can be held by the end of February next year.

Guyana’s President David Granger is now expected to name an election date.

On Wednesday, the GECOM Chairman told the other Commissioners she would inform Granger of her decision Thursday.

It is reported that Granger received a letter from the Chairman Thursday morning. The President previously said he was anxious to name an election date as it was uncomfortable to be leading an interim government.

Guyana was plunged into a political crisis in December when a member of the ruling coalition sided with the opposition in a no-confidence vote against Granger.

That vote was upheld in court in June, requiring the government to hold an election within 3 months.