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2025 Guyanese general election

2025 Guyanese general election
← 2020 1 September 2025
All 65 seats in the National Assembly
33 seats needed for a majority
Registered718,715
 
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Candidate Irfaan Ali Aubrey Norton Nigel Hughes
Party PPP/C PNCR AFC
Alliance APNU
Last election 33 seats, 50.69% 31 seats, 47.34% 31 seats, 47.34%
Seats needed Steady Increase 11 Increase 24
 
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Azruddin Mohamed WIN 2025 (cropped).jpg
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Candidate Amanza Walton-Desir Azruddin Mohamed Simona Broomes
Party Forward Guyana WIN ALP
Alliance Forward Guyana Movement WIN—ANUG
Last election New Party New Party New Party
Seats needed Increase 33 Increase 33 Increase 33
Incumbent President

Mohamed Irfaan Ali
PPP/C



General elections will be held in Guyana on 1 September 2025.[1] The incumbent President is Irfaan Ali, who is seeking a second and final term. The 12th Parliament of Guyana was dissolved by President Ali on 3 July 2025.

Background

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The People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) returned to government following the 2020 general election where they defeated the governing APNU+AFC coalition, with its presidential candidate Irfaan Ali, being sworn in as the 10th President of Guyana, although, results were not finalised for four months due to attempts to rig the election in favour of the governing alliance.[2] The PPP/C won 33 seats and 50.69% of the vote, giving it a majority of one in the National Assembly. The APNU+AFC received 31 seats and 47.34% of the vote, a loss of two seats. The remaining seat was awarded to the LJP—ANUG—TNM alliance which received a combined total of 1.13% of the vote.

Electoral system

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The 65 members of the National Assembly are elected using closed list proportional representation from a single nationwide 40-seat constituency and 10 sub-national constituencies with a total of 25 seats. Seats are allocated using the Hare quota.[3]

The President is elected by a first-past-the-post double simultaneous vote system, whereby each list nominates a presidential candidate and the presidential election itself is won by the candidate of the list having a plurality.[4]

Campaign

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Major parties contesting

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The PPP/C opted to re-nominate the ticket of Irfaan Ali and Mark Phillips, with the party's General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo citing the accomplishments of the administration during the term.[5] On 18 June 2025, the largest opposition party in the previous parliament, APNU, announced PNCR leader Aubrey Norton would be their presidential candidate, with Member of Parliament Juretha Fernandes as his running mate.[6]

Electoral alliances

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Multiple alliances were formed ahead of the election as part of an effort by opposition parties to unite in order to increase their chances of defeating the governing PPP/C.

On 30 May 2025, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Working People's Alliance (WPA), previously a member of the APNU, signed a coalition agreement.[7]

On 29 June 2025, We Invest In Nationhood (WIN), led by businessman Azruddin Mohamed announced a joinder agreement with A New and United Guyana. Under the agreement, ANUG would effectively merge with WIN, adopting its logo, presidential candidate and joining the list, while still retaining its right to exist as an individual party.[8]

A coalition agreement was adopted on 1 July 2025 by Forward Guyana, The People's Movement and the Vigilant Political Action Committee where the parties agreed to contest the election as one entity, opting to label the joinder the "Forward Guyana Movement".[9]

Endorsements

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Type PPP/C APNU FGM WIN—ANUG
Media
Public figures
  • Sydney Allicock (former Vice President of Guyana)[11]
  • C.N Sharma (Leader of the Justice for All Party)[12]
  • Geeta Chandan-Edmond (former PNCR Member of Parliament, former General Secretary of the PNCR)[13]
  • Asha Kissoon (Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Leader of The New Movement)[14]
  • Lenox Shuman (Leader of The Liberty and Justice Party)[15]
  • Jermaine Figueria (former PNCR Member of Parliament)[16]
  • Vishnu Bandhu (Leader of the United Republican Party)
  • Daniel Seeram (Chairman of the Demerara-Mahaica RDC)[17]
  • Samuel Sandy (Vice-Chairman of the Demerara-Mahaica RDC)[18]
  • Ismail Muhammad-Al-Cush (AFC Member of the Mahaica-Berbice RDC)[19]
  • Gifford Marshall (former Mayor of Bartica)[20]
  • Steve Ninvalle (Director of Sport)[21]
  • David Daniels (Chairman of the Cuyuni-Mazaruni AFC)[22]
  • Richard Van-West Charles (former PNCR executive member)[23]
  • James Bond (former PNCR Member of Parliament)[24]
  • Bissoondyal Singh (President of the Guyana Cricket Board)[25]
  • Ronaldo Alphonso (President of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association)[26]
  • Ronald Bulkan (former Minister of Communities)[28]
  • Tabitha Sarabo-Halley (former WPA Member of Parliament)[29]
  • Natasha Singh-Lewis (former PNCR Member of Parliament)[30]
  • Dawn Hastings-Williams (former PNCR Member of Parliament, former General Secretary of the PNCR)[31]
  • Mark Goring (Vice-Chairman of the Upper Demerara-Berbice RDC)[32]
Unions and business associations
  • Small Miners Association[33]
  • Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club[34]

References

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  1. ^ "President announces September 1, 2025 as date for General Elections". News Source Guyana. 26 May 2025.
  2. ^ Bacchus, Sharda (29 July 2024). "Trial finally begins into attempts to rig 2020 elections". News Room Guyana.
  3. ^ Electoral system IPU
  4. ^ Guyana : Constitution and politics Archived 16 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine The Commonwealth
  5. ^ "Phillips '99.9 %' likely to be PPP/C PM candidate in upcoming elections – Jagdeo". Stabroek News. 20 June 2025.
  6. ^ Chabrol, Denis (18 June 2025). "AFC's Fernandes, Duncan to defect to PNCR-APNU". Demerara Waves Online News- Guyana.
  7. ^ "No AFC alliance as APNU announces coalition with WPA". News Room Guyana. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  8. ^ Chabrol, Denis (29 June 2025). "ANUG, WIN reach merger agreement for election contest". Demerara Waves Online News- Guyana. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Forward Guyana, the People's Movement and V-PAC join forces in for upcoming elections". News Source Guyana. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Guyana's lone Olympic medallist backs President Ali for second term". News Room Guyana. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Fmr. APNU+AFC Gov't Minister Sydney Allicock endorses President Ali". News Room Guyana. 11 June 2025.
  12. ^ "CN Sharma, wife endorse Irfaan Ali & PPP". News Room Guyana. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  13. ^ "APNU+AFC MP Geeta Chandan-Edmond endorses Ali for second term". Stabroek News. 3 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Dr. Asha Kissoon endorses PPP/C". News Room Guyana. 31 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Continued support for PPP as Lenox Shuman endorses President Ali for second term". News Room Guyana. 28 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Former MP Jermaine Figueira endorses re-election of President Irfaan Ali". News Source Guyana. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  17. ^ "PNCR's Region Four Chairman endorses Ali for second term". Stabroek News. 28 May 2025.
  18. ^ "PNC's Samuel Sandy endorses Irfaan Ali, PPP". News Room Guyana. 2 June 2025.
  19. ^ "AFC Councillor Ismail Muhammad- Al-Cush endorses President Ali". News Room Guyana. 5 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Bartica's Gifford Marshall backs President Ali for 2nd term". News Room Guyana. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Director of Sport Ninvalle endorses President Ali for second term". News Room Guyana. 27 May 2025.
  22. ^ "AFC's David Daniels endorses President Ali". News Room Guyana. 3 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Burnham's son-in-law & fmr. PNCR Exec endorses Irfaan Ali, PPP". News Room Guyana. 29 May 2025.
  24. ^ "James Bond throws support behind second term for President Ali". News Source Guyana. 10 January 2025.
  25. ^ https://vacancyinguyana.com/bissoondyal-singh-endorses-president-irfaan-ali-for-second-term/
  26. ^ GTIMES (6 July 2025). "President of GGDMA endorses President Irfaan Ali for 2nd term". Guyana Times. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  27. ^ "'Resignations, defections will not impact PNCR' – Granger". Kaieteur News. 23 June 2025.
  28. ^ "GUYANA | Ronald Bulkan Abandons PNCR Ship as Unity Dreams Crumble". WiredJa. 19 June 2025.
  29. ^ "Tabitha Sarabo-Halley now with WIN – her 4th party in 5 years". News Room Guyana. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  30. ^ "Former APNU+AFC MP and Region 10Vice Chairman throw support behind WIN". News Source Guyana. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  31. ^ "Former PNCR General Secretary Hastings-Williams joins WIN". Stabroek News. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  32. ^ "Former APNU+AFC MP and Region 10Vice Chairman throw support behind WIN". News Source Guyana. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  33. ^ "AFC's David Daniels endorses President Ali". News Room Guyana. 3 June 2025.
  34. ^ "GMR&SC endorses President Irfaan Ali for second term, cites transformative support for motorsport development". News Room Guyana. 20 June 2025.