Guyana

 

Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Executive:
President: Bharrat Jagdeo (1999/2001) PPP
Prime-Minister: Samuel Archibald Anthony Hinds (1997) PPP
The president is elected for a five year term on the basis of the parliamentary elections. The government is formed by the the PPP/Civic.

Parliament:
The National Assembly has 65 members, 53 members elected for a five year term by proportional representation and 12 members delegated by local governement councils.

Next General Elections : March, 2006 (tentative date)

 

National Assembly: 19 march 2001(89.1 %) % 65
People's Progressive Party/Civic (socialist) PPP/C 53.1 35
People's National Congress/Reform (socialist populist) PNC/R 41.7 27
GAP/WPA
- Guyana Action Party
- Working People's Alliance (social-democratic) 		GAP/WPA 2.4 2
Rise Organise and Rebuild Guyana ROAR 0.9 1
The United Force (conservative) TUF 0.7 1
Justice for All Party JFAP 0.7 -
GDP GDP 0.4 -
National Front Alliance NFA 0.1 -
Source: PPP/Civic

Political Parties:

Alliance For Guyana (AFG)
founded / fundado: 1997
leader / presidente: Electoral alliance comprising the following two parties:
  • Guyana Labor Party (GLP)
    founded / fundado: 1992
  • Working People's Allinace (WPA)
    founded / fundado: 1979
    leader / presidente: Eusi Kwayana
    address / dirección: Walter Rodney House, Lot 80, Croal St. Starbroek, Georgetown
    telephone / teléfono: (2)36624
CIVIC
leader / presidente: Samuel Archibald Anthony Hinds

Guyana Democratic Party (GDP)
founded / fundado: 1996
leader / presidente: Asgar Ally, Nanda K. Gopaul

Guyana Labor Party (GLP)
founded / fundado: 1992 by members of Guyanese Action for Reform and Democracy (Guard)
leader / presidente: Nanda Gopaul

Guyana Republican Party (GRP)
founded / fundado: 1985
leader / presidente: Leslie Prince

National Republican Party (NRP)
founded / fundado: 1990
leader / presidente: Robert Gangadeen

Patriotic Coalition for Democracy (PCD)
founded / fundado: 1986
leader / presidente: Leadership rotates among the following three parties of the coalition:

  • Democratic Labor Movement (DLM)
    founded / fundado: 1983
    leader / presidente: Paul Nehru Tennassee
    address / dirección: 34 Robb and King Sts, 4th Floor, Lacytown, POB 10930, Georgetown
  • People's Democratic Movement (PDM)
    founded / fundado: 1973
    leader / presidente: Llewellyn John
    address / dirección: Stabroek House, 10 Croal St, Georgetown
    telephone / teléfono: (2)64707
  • People's Progressive Party (PPP)
    founded / fundado: 1950
    leader / presidente: Janet Jagan
    address / dirección: 41 Robb St., Georgetown
    telephone / teléfono: (2)72095
People's National Congress
founded / fundado: 1955 after a split with the PPP
leader / presidente: Hugh Desmond Hoyte
address / dirección: Congress Place, Sophia, POB 10330, Georgetown
telephone / teléfono: (2)57852
fax / facsímil: (2)56055
e-mail / correo electrónico: peoples_national_congress@yahoo.com

The United Force (TUF)
founded / fundado: 1960
leader / presidente: Manzoor Nadir
address / dirección: 96 Robb St, Bourda, Georgetown
telephone / teléfono: (2)62596

United Republican Party (URP)
founded / fundado: 1985
leader / presidente: Dr. Leslie Ramsammy

United Workers' Party (UWP)
founded / fundado: 1991
leader / presidente: Winston Payne