— Former Youth executive calls for acceptance of results amid historic Region Four shift

Supporter of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Nia Gonsalves, who previously served as an executive member of the People’s National Congress (PNC) youth arm, has urged fellow supporters to accept the outcome of the 2025 General and Regional Elections, even as her party presses for a recount in part of Region Four.

In a Facebook post, Gonsalves acknowledged the disappointment felt among APNU supporters, but stressed that the scale of the results made it unlikely that a recount would alter the overall outcome.

“As an APNU supporter, I know this loss is disappointing. Some have raised concerns about discrepancies in the vote, but I don’t believe they are enough to change the overall outcome,” she wrote.

However, Gonsalves added that while a recount is part of the legal process, the country must now turn the page.

“A recount may be part of the process, but at this point, I think we need to accept the results, acknowledge the winner, and move on as a country.”

She went further to note that even if Region Four – Guyana’s most populous and politically influential district – had been collectively won by APNU and newcomer We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) would still have secured the most votes nationally and thus been declared the winner.

“We will have some more seats in Parliament…Anyhow, it isn’t my belief that the count would be changed with such significance. Sometimes you have to take the loss with dignity and regroup,” Gonsalves commented.

For the first time in the nation’s political history, the PPP/C secured victory in Region Four, a traditional PNC/APNU stronghold.

According to official returns released by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), the PPP/C obtained 87,536 votes in the General Elections and 87,018 in the Regional Elections. APNU trailed with 46,956 votes in the General Elections and 46,772 in the Regional polls.

This result, coupled with PPP/C’s dominance across eight of the ten regions, cements the party’s return to office.

APNU, however, on Wednesday formally requested a recount in part of Region Four, citing concerns raised by party agents. The exercise is expected to proceed under GECOM’s supervision.