Election Day 2020 In Guyana

By kendol morgan last updated mar 3 2020.

Election day 2020 in guyana. Public security minister khemraj ramjattan issued the order which has since been published in the official gazette. The people of guyana vote in general elections today monday 2 march 2020. Elections officials say more than 660 000 people are eligible to vote and polling places were scheduled to open at 6 00 monday morning.

Granger lost a vote of no confidence by a margin of 33 32 on 21 december 2018 the government having held a one seat majority since the 2015 elections. Only occurrence is monday march 2 2020. More guyanese americans and their descendants live in america than guyana.

Share georgetown the government of guyana has declared monday march 2 a public holiday the day designated for the holding of general and regional elections across the country. Today tuesday is e day election day in america where hundreds of thousands of guyanese are settled and their turnout is the highest so far in the history of their presence in america going back the late 1960s. Does not happen in 2021.

The guyana government has ordered that next monday march 2 2020 the date for general elections will be a national holiday following calls by the business community and other stakeholders. Eleven political parties met the criteria to contest the general and regional elections including the ruling a partnership for national unity apnu and alliance for change afc coalition and the.