Guyana's Ali seeks another term amid oil bonanza


FILE PHOTO: Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (not pictured), in Georgetown, Guyana, March 27, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool/File Photo

GEORGETOWN (Reuters) -Guyanese voters will cast general election ballots on Monday to decide whether President Irfaan Ali's ruling People's Progressive Party preserves its parliamentary majority and keeps steering one of the world's fastest-growing economies.

Powered by offshore discoveries made by ExxonMobil, the South American country, home to some 800,000 people, has recorded double-digit economic growth for five years straight.

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