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Guyana swears in Irfaan Ali as president after long stand-off
Source: BBC
Guyana swears in Irfaan Ali as president after long stand-off
3 August 2020
Five months after a general election, the opposition candidate Irfaan Ali has been sworn in as Guyana's president.
Following allegations of vote tampering, a recount and a lengthy legal battle, the election commission declared Mr Ali the winner on Sunday and he was sworn in hours later.
His rival, outgoing president David Granger, said he would take his allegations of fraud to the high court.
Oil giant Exxon Mobil recently began producing oil off Guyana's coast.
The discovery of huge oil reserves in Guyanese waters over the past years meant that the election was much more closely watched than previous ones as the new president will be the one to administer the windfall resulting from the find.
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3 August 2020
Five months after a general election, the opposition candidate Irfaan Ali has been sworn in as Guyana's president.
Following allegations of vote tampering, a recount and a lengthy legal battle, the election commission declared Mr Ali the winner on Sunday and he was sworn in hours later.
His rival, outgoing president David Granger, said he would take his allegations of fraud to the high court.
Oil giant Exxon Mobil recently began producing oil off Guyana's coast.
The discovery of huge oil reserves in Guyanese waters over the past years meant that the election was much more closely watched than previous ones as the new president will be the one to administer the windfall resulting from the find.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53637085
Five months after the election, Irfaan Ali has been sworn in as president (Reuters)
