Georgetown, Guyana – The United States Wednesday denied seeking to determine the outcome of the September 1 general and regional elections even as it maintained its position regarding the candidacy of the political leader of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party Azruddin Mohamed.

The billionaire businessman is one of four candidates contesting the position of President during the elections. The others are the incumbent, President Irfaan Ali of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Aubrey Norton of the main coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Nigel Hughes of the Alliance for Change (AFC).

Mohamed had been sanctioned by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in June 2024 for allegedly evading US$50 million in taxes payable to the Guyana government on more than 10,000 ki, in rejecting criticisms that Washington is attempting to influence the outcome of polls by targeting Mohamed, told reporters that this is not the case.