Bruce Golding to lead OAS electoral observation mission to Guyana

The Organization of American States (OAS) has begun deployment of its Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) for Guyana’s 2025 General and Regional Elections, led by former Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding.

The mission comprises 27 experts and observers from 18 countries, and will focus on electoral organization and registries, electoral technology, political-electoral financing, electoral justice, and the political participation of women. The team will conduct a structured and technically rigorous analysis of the electoral process.

Observers will monitor both the Disciplined Services vote on August 22 and the main poll on September 1, visiting polling stations from opening to the counting of votes and processing of results. In the lead-up to the elections, the Chief of Mission and the observer team will meet with government and electoral authorities, political parties and candidates, civil society representatives, and other stakeholders to gather perspectives on the ongoing electoral process.

Following the elections, the OAS/EOM will release a Preliminary Report containing observations and recommendations aimed at strengthening Guyana’s democratic and electoral processes.

This marks the seventh Electoral Observation Mission that the OAS has deployed in Guyana. The initiative is made possible through financial contributions from Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Morocco, Peru, Spain, and the United States.