Guyana’s opposition faces mounting challengesDear Editor,Two independent voices: one international, one from inside Guyana’s election machinery have converged on the same warning: the institutions meant to guarantee a free and fair vote aren’t yet trustworthy enough to go unwatched. The Carter Center’s assessment of the 1st September, 2025 election was blunt: widespread complaints cited unregulated campaign finance and misused state resources, with incumbency advantages disguised as public works undermining the poll’s fairness. Note: these are illustrative parallels on how observer-mission and internal-body findings have featured in past election disputes elsewhere — not a legal opinion on Guyana’s situation. In 2020, the combined opposition held 32 seats — 1 short of a majority. Guyana’s economy is booming (oil money), but there aren’t enough local workers to keep up — so people are pouring in from other countries.