SaralnamaGuyanese President Irfaan Ali has claimed a second five-year term in office, even as official final results from Monday's general election are yet to be published. Ali's People's Progressive Party (PPP) secured at least 242,000 votes in the poll, claiming majorities in eight of the 10 districts in the South American country, according to Reuters news agency. We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), a new political party founded just three months ago, came in second with around 109,000 votes. Ali, 45, campaigned on a pledge to use the country's vast oil reserves, discovered in 2019, to improve infrastructure and reduce poverty, while navigating territorial tensions with neighbour Venezuela. It is not yet clear how many seats each party will have in the 65-member parliament, but the current vice-president, Bharrat Jagdeo, told local media that the PPP would have a "bigger majority"… (Updated 4 Sep 2025, 13:16 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Guyanese President Irfaan Ali has claimed a second five-year term in office, even as official final results from Monday's general election are yet to be published
- Ali's People's Progressive Party (PPP) secured at least 242,000 votes in the poll, claiming majorities in eight of the 10 districts in the South American country, according to Reuters news agency
- We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), a new political party founded just three months ago, came in second with around 109,000 votes