Every incumbent enjoys some level of advantage. APNU was the incumbent in 2020 and still lost to the PPP.
๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ-๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ: The PPPโs advantage wasnโt structuralโit was earned. They delivered on their manifesto promises and beyond, building credibility and trust with the Guyanese people.
๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐๐ต
โข The PPP financed its campaign through successful fundraising activities across the country.
โข No use of state resources has been evidenced.
โข Thousands of volunteers powered the campaign with time, energy, and commitment โ a people-driven movement, not a state-funded one.
๐ช๐๐กโ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ
โข WINโs โadvantageโ wasnโt credibility but corruption โ according to OFAC sanctions, it enjoyed $11 billion in unpaid taxes through money laundering, tax evasion, and gold smuggling.
โข This illicit financial cushion was its real campaign leverage.
๐๐ฃ๐ก๐จโ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ
โข APNU walked into the elections with a failed political strategy, gifting its base to WIN and leaving itself divided and weakened.
๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ: PPPโs strength came from delivery, credibility, grassroots financing, and volunteerism. WINโs โadvantageโ was billions in unpaid taxes. APNUโs โdisadvantageโ can be characterized by their political miscalculation. Therefore, the field was level โ and the people of Guyana made their choice.