Georgetown: Acting Assistant Secretary for U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Michael G. Kozak took to Twitter on Thursday and urged for a credible vote count in Region Four and indicated that an undemocratic Government will not receive support from the United States Government.
“We join the Guyanese people and the international community in calling for Guyanese election authorities to follow accepted procedures and allow international election observers to verify the results. #Guyana. It is essential that the High Court-mandated elections tabulation in #Guyana be concluded in a free, fair, and transparent manner. Under U.S. law and practice those who participate and benefit from electoral fraud, undermine democratic institutions and impede a peaceful transition of power can be subject to a variety of consequences. #Guyana. De facto regimes do not receive the same treatment from us as democratically elected governments. #Guyana,” he twitted on Thursday.
The US Government continues to maintain that vote tabulation tainted Guyana’s elections.
On March 6, the Ambassador urged that no candidate is sworn in until issues are resolved surrounding the declaration of unverified results for the country’s largest voting district.
International governments, including the U.S., UK, Canada, and the EU, along with observers from the Commonwealth, the OAS, the EU, the Carter Center and CARICOM, have all said that if the verification of the Region Four Statements of Poll are not completed, the elections results would not be credible.
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