Last Updated on March 27, 2020, 7:49 AM AST by Anthony Morris
On behalf of the United States Government, Michael G Kozak the acting assistant secretary for the United States Department of State’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs summoned Guyana’s Ambassador to the United States Riyad Insanally to give the ambassador a warning against the illegal installation of a Government in Guyana.
Kozak, on his twitter feed, said that He had summoned the Guyana Ambassador to the United States Riyad Insanally to convey the firm position of the United States that any Government that would be sworn in based on a flawed election or flawed election results would not be considered to be legitimate.
He added that every vote must be counted while making the results of the elections and then, a Government may become a legitimate Government.
The summoning of the Guyana ambassador by Michael G Kozak is the latest high-level intervention by a United States Government official having the fears that GECOM may attempt to swear in President David Granger into the Government again even when there are widespread reports of fraud in the tallying of votes in Region Four.
Kozak had previously warned Grenada of the consequences of electoral fraud.
It is noteworthy that two major parties have had clashes over the election results in Guyana. The elections were held before they were supposed to happen and there were widespread reports of electoral fraud.
Both the parties, one of them is the present ruling party, and the other is the present opposition, have declared victory in the elections. The victory of both parties is practically not possible.
Now, there are widespread fears that a Government may be sworn in due to the electoral fraud.
It is noteworthy that Guyana has recently discovered billions of barrels of oil offshore and has already sent its first cargo of oil to be sold in the markets of the United States and Asia.
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