Guyana's Irfaan Ali is sworn in for the second time as president


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  • Monday, 08 Sep 2025

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) -Guyana's Irfaan Ali of the ruling People's Progressive Party on Sunday was sworn in for a second term as president of the oil-rich South American nation after his victory was ratified by the electoral commission.

Having channeled revenues from the country's relatively recent oil wealth into popular social programs, Ali vowed on Sunday that he would build a diversified economy that would create jobs, raise incomes and secure prosperity.

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