EU observation team to provide ‘impartial, objective’ assessment of 2025 elections 

The European Union has deployed an observation mission for Guyana’s 2025 General and Regional Elections on September 1. The mission, led by European Parliamentarian from Poland Robert Biedroń, will observe and analyse all aspects of the electoral process.

“Our role is to observe the entire electoral process

“We are here to assess whether the election is being conducted in a fair and transparent manner,” Mr. Biedroń said at a press conference in Kingston, Georgetown, on Friday.

After the elections, Mr. Biedroń affirmed, an “impartial and objective” assessment of the elections will be provided. He emphasised that the EU team follows a strict code of conduct and that the body’s sole concern is the integrity of the process.

The observation team comprises 50 members, some of whom are already in Guyana. Mr. Biedroń and some of those team members already here have been engaging key stakeholders, including the political parties contesting the elections and officials from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). On election day, the team is expected to fan out across the country.

Two days after the election- that is, on September 3- the observation mission will issue a preliminary statement on the elections. A comprehensive final report, which will include recommendations for possible electoral reform, will be published and presented approximately two months after the conclusion of the process.

That report is likely to address matters such as campaign financing, media access, and the timely tabulation of results.

This is the second time a full-fledged observation mission has been deployed to Guyana and has the mandate of assessing the elections. In 2020, an EU observation mission made 26 recommendations for improving national elections. T

wo of the 26 recommendations were fully implemented, while many more were partially implemented. Mr. Biedroń did not want to comment on the recommendations made before, noting that the team’s focus is on the 2025 elections. He, however, acknowledged that implementing these recommendations may take some time.

Six political parties are contesting the 2025 General and Regional Elections. The elections for the presidency, 65 seats in the National Assembly, and 10 regional councils.