ATLANTA (May 14, 2026) – The Carter Center released its final report on Guyana’s 2025 general and regional elections today, highlighting its findings and recommendations to strengthen future elections and democratic processes following the Center’s sixth observation mission in the country.  

“With the growing challenges to democracy around the world, Guyana’s 2025 elections were an important demonstration of its democratic resilience,” said Jason Carter, chairperson of the Carter Center’s Board of Trustees and coleader of the 2025 observation mission. “The 2025 election shifted the political landscape in new ways and underscored the need for electoral and constitutional reform.”

The report includes recommendations for constitutional reform, strengthening civil society, improving campaign finance, access to public information, and addressing concerns around Guyana’s voters list.  

“Grounded in a spirit of support and cooperation, the report includes recommendations to address key issues that could help strengthen Guyana’s democracy and build public trust so the country can become an example for others,” Carter wrote in the report’s foreword.   

A Carter Center team will visit Georgetown, Guyana, in June 2026 to discuss the report and its recommendations with the government and key stakeholders. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation invited The Carter Center to observe Guyana’s 2025 elections. The Carter Center conducted its election observation work in accordance with the 2005 Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation and assessed the process against relevant parts of Guyana’s national legal frameworks, as well as its regional and international obligations for democratic elections.  

More than three decades of partnership

The Carter Center has conducted more than 128 full and limited missions in 40 countries and three Native American nations, including in Guyana in 1992, 2001, 2006, 2015, 2020 and 2025. In addition to its work on elections, the Center has conducted a range of activities in Guyana, including working with Guyanese to articulate a comprehensive vision and development strategy; supporting civil society groups working to advance the status of women, youth, and Amerindians; assisting judicial system reform programs in partnership with the High Court, the chief justice, the Guyana Bar Association, and the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers; facilitating conflict resolution efforts in support of peace and political dialogue; and supporting government, industry, and civil society stakeholders to comply with the requirements of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). 

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