The leader of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Azruddin Mohamed, has been elected unopposed as Leader of the Opposition in Guyana.
The election took place on Monday after members of the private media were prevented from attending the vote.
Mohamed was the sole candidate nominated for the position that had been vacant ever since the September regional and general elections that resulted in the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) being reburned to office.
WIN won the second most number of seats in the 65 member parliament and the leader of the minority opposition, Forward Guyana Movement (FGM), Amanza Walton-Desir, who had threatened to Monday’s 2026 national budget presentation, if an opposition leader is not selected by that time, cast her ballot for Mohamed along with the 16 WIN members.
The ruling PPP/C had publicly said that it is opposed to Mohamed’s election because he is wanted in the United States on fraud and other related charges. (CMC)
