Overview

• Ali told AFP his PPP/C won by a wide margin, but the electoral commission has not released results and counting is scheduled to resume Thursday morning.
• Sovereignty over the Essequibo and control of oil wealth dominated the race, with ExxonMobil operating most offshore production since output began in 2019.
• Guyana has deepened security ties with the United States, backing recent U.S. naval deployments as Georgetown reported river gunfire it attributes to Venezuela, a claim Caracas rejects.
• Oil revenues have quadrupled the state budget to $6.7 billion for 2025 with production near 650,000 barrels a day, and Ali pledges infrastructure spending, higher wages and pensions, and cheaper electricity even as living costs have climbed.
• International observers noted no significant election-day irregularities but flagged an incumbency edge for Ali; the parliamentary balance awaits official tallies, and some local outlets report newcomer Azruddin Mohamed may have placed second.