Guyana elections -US Embassy says stands by assessment that elections free and fair

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http://www.stabroeknews.com/2015/news/stories/05/14/us-embassy-says-stands-by-assessment-that-elections-free-and-fair/
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Amid a series of new claims by the ruling PPP/C of irregularities in Monday’s general elections, the US Embassy has taken the extraordinary step of issuing a statement affirming its view that the voting was free and fair.

The statement would be taken as a slap-down of the continuing PPP/C attempts to tarnish Monday’s voting.

U.S. Embassy Stands by its Assessment of Free, Fair, and Credible Electoral Process

GEORGETOWN –– The United States Embassy is in receipt of the recent allegations made by the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and has looked into the claims. Nothing contained therein changes our baseline assessment of the electoral process.

Based on our observations of the polling, counting, and tabulation process and the conclusions reached by other international observer missions, we continue to assess that the election process was free and fair. We remain confident in the Guyana Elections Commission’s ability to deliver credible results that accurately reflect the way votes were cast by the Guyanese people on May 11. We urge the Guyana Elections Commission to continue with its important tabulation work and to provide verified results at the earliest possible opportunity.
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APNU+AFC also denounced today’s new allegations by the PPP/C.

In a statement, it said:

A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) sees the recent memorandum by the PPP/C to the Diplomatic Community as just in a series of obstructionists tactics to prevent the declaration of the results of the May 2015 Elections.