The Carter Center’s election observers have arrived in Guyana and are undergoing training ahead of their monitoring of election day, tabulation and the post-election period.
Jason Carter, chairperson of The Carter Center Board of Trustees and grandson of the late US President Jimmy Carter, will lead the mission, a release said. He is expected to meet with political party candidates, civil society groups, government officials and other international observer teams before observing polling, counting and tabulation.
Carter previously co-led the Center’s 2020 election observation mission in Guyana.
“This is an important moment for Guyana’s democracy,” Country Director Jason Calder said. “The Carter Center encourages every eligible voter to make their voice heard and is hopeful that the electoral process will be a fully transparent one that reflects the will of the people.”
The Center’s core team of electoral experts arrived in late June and issued a preliminary statement on Aug. 19 summarising key observations in the pre-election period. It will issue reports after the vote offering an independent and impartial assessment of the process.
The Carter Center, in Guyana at the invitation of the government, has worked in the country since 1991 on democracy, civil society, sustainable development and rule of law. It has conducted more than 125 election observation missions worldwide, including in Guyana in 1992, 2001, 2006, 2015 and 2020.
