US EditionIrfaan Ali Declares Landslide in Guyana Election with Results Still Uncertified
The People's Progressive Party Civic secured 56% of votes and won eight of ten districts, promising continued economic growth amid a territorial dispute with Venezuela.
- Crude oil exports from Guyana averaged about 582,000 barrels per day last year, as ExxonMobil and partners continued boosting production from the offshore Stabroek Block.
- Guyana's ruling Peoples Progressive Party has won the recent elections, getting one more term to develop the country's oil and gas reserves.
- President Irfaan Ali claimed reelection, tasked with turning Guyana's newfound oil riches into prosperity while navigating tensions with neighbor Venezuela.
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Irfaan Ali reelected as President of Guyana
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) released on Wednesday the results of Monday's polls, confirming the re-election of incumbent President Irfaan Ali of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C). with 242,498 votes after winning eight of the country's ten regions.
Irfaan Ali, Guyana’s newly re-elected president, and his connection to India explained
Mohamed Irfaan Ali was born on April 25, 1980, into a Muslim Indo-Guyanese family in Leonora, on the West Coast of Demerara. An urban planner and economist, the 45-year-old originally came to power in Guyana in 2020 under controversial circumstances. On the campaign trail this time, Ali promised voters he would 'put more money in your pocket'
A comfortable electoral victory has allowed the president in office since 2020 to hold a second five-year term. His program: to accelerate the exploitation of the country's immense rich black gold resources.
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