GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS PPP/C wins 75% of seats contested in ‘landslide victory’ at 2023 LGE

Despite the results, the Aubrey Norton-led APNU persists in its “spins” to downplay its loss at the 2023 Local Government Elections, the fact is that People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) securing a “massive win” across the country based on results published by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

Commenting on the wins, the PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, noted that the PPP/C secured wins in 66 of the 80 Local Authority Areas and won 906 of the 1,220 seats that were contested at the 2023 Local Government Elections.

During his news conference at Freedom House, Robb Street, on Thursday (June 15, 2023), Jagdeo said, “The PPP has won 906 of the 1220 seats contested at the 2023 Local Government Elections. This is up from 779 seats in 2018….in 2018, APNU and AFC combined, won 390 seats and in these elections, they are down to 275 seats.

“…the PPP has won about 75 per cent of the seats that were contested in these elections, both the Proportional Representation (PR) and Constituency seats. APNU won 22 per cent of the seats and the independent groups won about three per cent of the seats.

“…and they are saying to people in this country that they won these elections and they made great inroads and the PPP did not achieve what it set out to do…they have rolled out all of the has-beens, they are back on television with their lies…. we will never allow them to succeed. They are the only party that publicly, in their public relations, that would make failure a virtue.

“By any definition anywhere in the world, a 75 per cent win is a massive win… this is a fact. APNU cannot change this….Norton can’t change this.”

Process

In the 80 Local Authority Areas, there are 10 municipalities and 70 Neighbour-