Elections were free, fair & transparent – Guyana Bar Association

Statement by the Bar Association of Guyana on their preliminary Observations of the 2025 general and regional elections held on 1st September, 2025:

The Bar Association of Guyana was accredited by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) as a Local Observer of the 2025 General and Regional Elections, which were held on 1st September 2025.

Acting under this mandate, the Bar Association has been monitoring the election process and a team of its members was dispatched countrywide to observe the voting process on election day. The team observed preparation, opening of polls, voting, close of polls and counting at over 500 polling stations at over 105 polling places in Essequibo, Demerara and Berbice throughout the day.

While the process, including our observation status, is not yet complete since results have not yet been declared, the preliminary reports received at the current time from our Observation Team are that the voting process on Election Day was generally peaceful and that General and Regional Elections were observed to be free, fair and transparent.

The members of our team wish to extend their appreciation to the GECOM staff who discharged their duties on election day with professionalism and competence, under sometimes challenging conditions, to ensure free and fair elections throughout Guyana.

As GECOM commences the process leading to the declaration of results, we urge patience in permitting GECOM to complete its work to deliver accurate results.

We would like to remind members of the public that GECOM is the only body with the lawful authority to declare the results of the General and Regional Elections held on 1st September, 2025.

We urge continued peace and patience while the process works its way to the declaration of results.