Guyanese legislative election, 1997

Guyanese legislative election, 1997

On the 15 December, 1997 Guyana held elections to the National Assembly of Guyana. The People's Progressive Party won an overall majority after being the largest party (but without an overall majority) in the 1992 election.

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