Description of Electoral System:

(courtesy of IFES election guide)

The President is elected by simple majority to serve a 5-year term. In the National Assembly, 65 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms, 1 member is elected for the Speaker to serve 5-year terms and 2 members are appointed by the president to serve 5-year terms.

Electoral Systems Snapshot

(Courtesy of International IDEA)

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Politics of Guyana

(courtesy of wikipedia)

Politics of Guyana takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Guyana is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly of Guyana. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.