Guyana: U.S. Imposes Sanctions as President Granger Refuses to Accept Election Defeat

7/16/20

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On Wednesday, U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo announced that the United States was imposing sanctions on the current government of Guyana, led by President David Granger and his APNU party, after the refusal of Granger and his supporters to accept the results of the March election, which saw the opposition PPP, led by Irfaan Ali, winning the election by about 16,000 votes.

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