May 18, 2015
David Granger, of the A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change displays his inked finger after voting in Georgetown last Monday. Mr Granger is the new president of Guyana after ousting the long-time People’s Progressive Party administration.
Adrian Narine/AP Photo
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WORLD VIEW: Guyanese electorate shows maturity despite frustration
In what turned-out to be a very close general election the 22-year reign of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) as the government of Guyana has come to an end. By a narrow margin of just over 5,000 votes it fell four and a half years short of the rule of the People’s National Congress (PNC), which lasted for 27 years.
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