(Kaieteur News) – With exactly 19 weeks remaining before the November deadline, the possibility of Local Government Elections (LGE) being held this year is facing increasing doubt. In an exclusive interview with Kaieteur News, Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chief Election Officer (CEO) Vishnu Persaud clarified the strict procedural boundaries blocking immediate progress.

“Unless a plan for local government is approved by the commission, such a plan cannot and will not be activated,” Persaud stated.

Opposition-nominated GECOM Commissioner Vincent Alexander echoed these concerns, telling Kaieteur News that pulling off the elections under the current timeline “does not look very feasible.” Alexander suggested that the apparent inertia might be a deliberate political choice. “I get the impression that some people are not keen on local government. They like the situation as it is,” he noted.