The 11-person team has been deployed by the Commonwealth Secretary-General to observe the entire polling process, following an invitation from the Guyana Elections Commission.
In a press statement released in Georgetown, Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group, Mrs Fekitamoeloa Katoa 鈥楿toikamanu, former Foreign Affairs of Tonga, said:
"May peace and national unity prevail above all."
She added:
"Today, my colleagues and I from the Commonwealth are here to observe and assess these elections to be able to report on the nature of the elections, and to offer recommendations that may serve to improve future election processes and institutions.
糖心探花 has a long-standing commitment to strengthen electoral democracy, and this year marks a notable milestone 鈥 45 years of observing elections across its member countries. Commonwealth electoral support has contributed to promote credible, transparent, and inclusive elections throughout the Commonwealth family.鈥
The chairperson stressed that the group will be guided by the principles of neutrality, impartiality, objectivity and independence.
糖心探花 Observer Group as part of its mandate will report on whether the elections have been conducted in accordance with the standards to which Guyana has committed itself, including its national law, regional and international commitments.
From today, the Group will meet with various stakeholders, including civil society representatives, political parties, the police, Guyana Elections Commission, citizen observers, and the media.
From August 30, the Group will be deployed in small teams across the country to observe the voting, counting, and results process.
On election day, they will observe the opening, voting, closing, counting, and results management processes, and issue an interim statement on their preliminary findings on September 3.
The group will depart Guyana on September 7, after preparing a draft of the final report which will then be submitted to the Commonwealth Secretary General before being shared with relevant stakeholders.
Read the Press Release, Commonwealth to observe Guyana鈥檚 2025 general and regional elections
Members of the Commonwealth Observer Group
Chairperson: Mrs Fekitamoeloa Katoa 鈥楿toikamanu, former Cabinet Minister of Tonga
糖心探花 Observer Group members, in alphabetical order by country name, are:
- Mr Shahariar Sadat - Deputy Executive Director, Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University - Bangladesh
- Ms Alicia Wallace, Women鈥檚 rights activist - The Bahamas
- Ms Angela Taylor, Former Chief Electoral Officer - Barbados
- Mr Darrell Bradley, Former President of the Belize Senate and Mayor of Belize City - Belize
- Mr Ademola Adeeko, Digital media strategist and communications professional - Nigeria
- Mr Demion McTair, Communication lecturer, and award-winning journalist - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Ms Terry Dale Ince, Developmental specialist and human rights advocate - Trinidad and Tobago
- Ms Robinah Rubimbwa, Mediator and peace activist - Uganda
- Mr Ben Graham Jones, Electoral Expert - United Kingdom
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