As the deadline passed on Monday night, no political party in Guyana submitted a Joinder of Lists to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). This means that the six parties that filed candidate lists—APNU, PPP, WIN, AFC, ALP, and Forward Guyana—will contest the upcoming elections separately.
GECOM Commissioner Sase Gunraj confirmed this on Facebook, indicating a potentially crowded ballot. However, many parties have already formed informal alliances to enhance their electoral chances. For example, Azruddin Mohamed’s We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) has partnered with Dr. Mark France’s A New and United Guyana (ANUG). Similarly, Forward Guyana, led by Amanza Walton-Desir, has joined with Dorwain Bess of V-PAC and Nigel London of The People’s Movement, labeling themselves “co-builders” of a new vision.
The Alliance For Change (AFC) is cooperating with Sherwyn Downer’s United Workers Party, while the PNC-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has aligned with the Working People’s Alliance.
Under Guyana’s electoral system, parties that submit candidate lists separately can still combine their lists post-approval, a process known as a Joinder of Lists. This affects seat distribution in the National Assembly but does not change how voters cast their ballots.
With the July 21 deadline missed, all formal combinations are off the table for this election cycle, leaving parties to rely on informal partnerships and cooperation to strengthen their positions in Parliament.
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