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This chapter identifies the main features of Guyanese political culture and the main milestones in the country’s electoral politics. It outlines the process of how international observers became involved in the first elections in 1964. The main themes of racial division, a history of external involvement in elections, and problems in the administration of elections and how these justified the involvement of external actors in successive elections are also explored. The substantive discussion in this chapter is the overview and analysis of the observed elections in Guyana for the period 1964–2015. The discussion explores various dimensions of the election observation cycle from invitation of observers to their verdicts and assessments of the elections.
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Vasciannie, L.A. (2018). Election Observation in Guyana: A Case Study of the Commonwealth Caribbean. In: International Election Observation in the Commonwealth Caribbean. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59069-1_6
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